例如，本书作者之一劳伦·阿洛伊所提出的“抑郁但明智”(sadder but wiser)的观点虽然在中国人身上也有系统的体现，但仅限于某些特定的情境之下。
双语例句
1
The divorce left him a sadderbut a wiser man.
离婚让他吃一堑，长一智。
2
The story about me is even sadder than the common stories you have heard, but now I'm much wiser, and I'm going to sing the song to you so that you will not repeat the mistake I made.