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How do you say this in Japanese? There is nothing I can do about the past. I can only change the future.
Formal Japanese:
過去については何もできません。未来だけを変えることができます。
Casual Japanese:
過去には何もできない。未来だけを変えられる。
Explanation:
In the formal translation, I used polite expressions such as "できません" (cannot do) and "変えることができます" (can change) to maintain a respectful tone. On the other hand, in the casual translation, I used plain forms like "できない" (cannot do) and "変えられる" (can change) which are commonly used in informal conversations.
過去については何もできません。未来だけを変えることができます。
過去には何もできない。未来だけを変えられる。
- Japanese
私が過去について出来ることは何も無い。
変えられるのは未来だけだ。
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過去については、どうすることもできません。未来しか変えられない。
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「過去に関われることなど何もない。変えられるのはただ未来だけだ。」
There are people who have expressed similar thoughts to "There is nothing I can do about the past. I can only change the future." One of them is Eric Berne, a Canadian psychiatrist, who once said:
"You cannot change others or the past. You can change yourself and the future."
Another is 野口英世, a Japanese bacteriologist renowned for his research on yellow fever, who stated:
「過去を変えることはできないし、変えようとも思わない。なぜなら人生で変えることができるのは、自分と未来だけだからだ」
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I totally agree with the quote. My experiences in my life have validated the truth of it! Haha.
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