Question

一个 巨难 翻译的英语句子----------不是高手勿进

A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood；the rest is memory.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but who, in that childhood, looks at us.
1、解释look at life 如何翻译？
2、请标准直译，然后再意译。
如果觉得自己翻译不清楚，请不要回答，谢谢

Answer 1

一个诗人曾说过 :" 我们在孩童时代向世界投以一瞥，余下的（人生时光）都是回忆“。而我认为，决定余下（人生的）回忆的并不仅仅是孩提时代的一瞥，还有他看到了我们。