Seen and Not Seen

He would see faces in movies, on TV, in magazines, and in books
他能在電影中、電視裡、雜誌中，圖書上，看見無數的人臉
He thought that some of these faces might be right for him
他覺得一些面孔可能才適合他的樣子
And that through the years
經過長年累月的努力
By keeping an ideal facial structure fixed in his mind
通過在腦海中保持一個理想的面部結構
Or somewhere in the back of his mind
或是在頭腦中的其他某處
That he might, by force of will
那樣，意志的力量
Cause his face to approach those of his ideal
就會使他的面容接近那些他的理想型
The change would be very subtle
這一變化過程可能非常微妙
It might take ten years or so
可能會花上十年或更多
Gradually his face would change its shape
逐漸地，他的臉改變了原樣
A more hooked nose
更堅挺的鷹鉤的鼻
Wider, thinner lips
更寬更薄的嘴唇
Beady eyes
晶亮如珠的眼
A larger forehead
更寬廣的前額
He imagined that this was an ability he shared with most other people
他以為，這是一種所有人共有的能力
They had also molded their faces according to some ideal
大家都根據某種理想型塑造了自己的臉
Maybe they imagined that their new face
或許，他們設想的自己的新面容
Would better suit their personality
會更適合他們的個人特質
Or maybe they imagined that their personality
亦或是他們自己想像中的人格
Would be forced to change to fit the new appearance
迫使他們改變來適應自己的新外表
This is why first impressions are often correct
這就是為什麼，第一印象往往是正確的
Although some people might have made mistakes
儘管一些人可能會犯錯誤
They may have arrived at an appearance
但他們可能已經得到了一個表象
That bears no relationship to them
這表象可能和他們毫無關聯
They may have picked an ideal appearance
他們可能已經為自己選擇了理想的外形
Based on some childish whim, or momentary impulse
基於孩子氣的心血來潮，或者一時的衝動
Some may have gotten halfway there
有些人可能已經成功了一半
And then changed their minds
就改變了主意
He wonders if he too might have made a similar mistake
他開始懷疑，自己是否也犯了相同的錯誤