S02E08 Let it Be【HQ】

In the 8th grade, my English class had to read Romeo & Juliet. Then for extra credit, Mrs. Snyder made us act out all the parts. Sal Scafarillo was Romeo. As fate would have it, I was Juliet. All the other girls were jealous but I had a slightly different take. I told Mrs. Snyder that Juliet was an idiot. For starters, she falls for the one guy she knows she can’t have. Then she blames fate for her own bad decision. Mrs. Snyder explained to me that when fate comes into play, choice sometimes goes out the window. At the ripe old age of 13, I was very clear. That love like life is about making choices. And fate has nothing to do with it. Everyone thinks it’s so romantic. Romeo & Juliet. True love. How sad. If Juliet was stupid enough to fall for the enemy, drink a bottle of poison and go to sleep in a mausoleum she deserved whatever she got. 在八年级的时候，我们的英文课要阅读《罗密欧与朱丽叶》，为了获得额外的加分，Mrs. Snyder让我们表演这部名著。Sal Scafarillo扮演罗密欧，就像命中注定一样，我扮演朱丽叶。其他的女孩都很嫉妒我，但是我有一点不同的意见。我告诉Mrs. Snyde，朱丽叶是一个白痴。作为一个刚开始恋爱的女人，她爱上了明知道不能爱上的人，然后她埋怨命运的不公，因为她做的愚蠢的决定。Mrs. Snyde向我解释说，当命运来临时，选择往往不知所踪。在13岁的最后一段时间里，我终于明白了。爱情就像生活一样不停地做出选择，命运对此是无可奈何的。每个人都认为罗密欧和朱丽叶如此的浪漫，真爱难寻，多么可悲，如果朱丽叶蠢到爱上自己的敌人，喝了一瓶毒药，睡在坟墓中，她实在是罪有应得。 Maybe Romeo & Juliet were fated to be together, but just for a while. And then their time passed. If they could’ve known that before hand maybe it would’ve all been ok. I told Mrs. Snyder that when I was growing up I’d take fate into my own hands. I wouldn’t let some guy drag me down. Mrs. Snyder said that I’d be lucky if I ever had that kind of passion with someone. And that if I did, we’d be together forever. Even now I believe that for the most part love is about choices. It’s about putting down the poison and the dagger and making your own happy ending most of the time. And that sometimes despite all your best choices and all your best intentions, fate wins anyway. 也许罗密欧和朱丽叶命中注定应该在一起，但是只是暂时的，属于他们的时间已经过去。如果他们可以预知未来如何，也许会更好。我告诉Mrs. Snyde长大后我要掌握自己的命运，我不会让其他什么人左右我的生活。Mrs. Snyde说如果我能够拥有这样的激情的话，我是幸运的。如果我确实这样，我会和他在一起直到永远。甚至直到现在，我确信大部分爱情都是关于选择的，放下毒药和匕首，能给自己一个完美结局，而有些时候，你做出完美的选择和多完美的愿望，命运还是会赢。