You have been working on this for some time, Richard.
你从事这工作已有一段时间了, Richard。
Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle, old age a regret.
青年冒失莽撞;成年发奋图强;老年遗憾懊丧。
In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.