每次打完桌球后
便这里酸那里痛，全身疲累不堪
便会猛然惊觉：
自己已经七十岁却还以为
十七岁那样尽力猛冲猛撞
真是不知量力呀不知量力

可是再次去打桌球
还是犯这同样的毛病：
自己已经七十岁却还以为
十七岁那样尽力猛冲猛撞
已经养成习惯了嘛
重复与重叠难免！

岁月呀，是你故意
让我陷在这种误认里不能自拔？
还是在考验我的自制能力？
为什么要开我这种玩笑？
难道你不知道这会造成怎样的后果吗？
请你松一下手行不行？

17 VS 70　 Hsu ChiCheng

Each time I have played table tennis
I feel pain here and sore there, all tiredness
And suddenly I feel:
I’m already over 70
But I acted like I was only 17
Am I not overreaching myself

But when I again go to play table tennis
I repeat the same mistake:
I’m already over 70 but
I play forcefully like I was only 17
For an established habit
Repetition is to be expected

Oh years, you are intentional
For me to be bogged down in this mistake?
Or you are testing my self-control?
Why do you make such a joke on me?
Don’t you know the consequences?
Will you please let go of me?

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