Anyway, he says that we are the sum of all the moments of our lives, and that anybody who sits down to write will use the clay of their own life that you can't avoid that.
总之，他说我们的生命就是由点点滴滴集合而成的，而任何人坐下来，写出来的都不过是他们自己生命中的体验。谁都无法回避。
1.the clay of their own life原意指他们自己生活的粘土，可意译为：他们自己生命中的体验，或他们自己生命的气息。
clay /kleɪ/ n.黏土;陶土
She made clay models and squashed them flat again.
她捏了些泥塑，又将它们再次压扁。
He enjoyed working with clay as a sculptural form.
他喜欢用黏土来做雕塑。
The rooms had the clean earthy smell of wet clay.
这些房间有湿黏土散发出来的清新泥土气息。
Wet the clay a bit more before you start to mould it.
把泥弄湿点再动手塑形。
The tiles are made of clay.
这些砖是用陶土制成的。
2.have feet of clay
品格上有缺陷（或弱点）; （受人崇仰的人的）不为人知的严重缺点(或缺陷)
When those idols are found to have feet of clay, the pain of disenchantment can be profound.
当人们发现那些偶像有严重的缺陷时，会产生无比痛苦的失落感。
Some of the greatest geniuses in history had feet of clay.
历史上一些极其伟大的天才有不为人知的缺点。
I know it's hard to believe, but anyone you admire surely has feet of clay.
我知道这很难让人相信，但凡你欣赏的人，肯定都有不为人知的缺点。
The media are always looking for a popular idol's feet of clay.
媒体总是在寻找人气偶像的不为人知的缺点。
Why are people always surprised when they discover that their heroes have feet of clay?
为什么当人们发现自己的英雄有不为人知的缺点的时候，总是很惊讶？
When those idols are found to have feet of clay, the pain of disenchantment can be profound.
当发现那些偶像的不为人知的缺点的时候，失意的痛苦会很深刻。
From American history we learned that many presidents had feet of clay.
学了美国历史，我们得知很多总统都有性格上的缺陷和弱点。
Eric is sad because his idol has feet of clay.
埃里克心里很难受，因为他崇拜的偶像竟有不为人知的缺点。
I believed him to be honest but his actions showed that he had feet of clay.
我原以为他是个诚实的人，然而他的举动却显示出他有不为人知的缺点。
3. avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ vt. 避免;防止;回避;避开;躲避;避免撞到(某物)
1). avoid 名词
The accident could have been avoided.
这个事故本来是可以避免的。
He's been avoiding me all week.
整整一个星期他一直在回避我。
You're just avoiding the issue.
你只不过是在回避问题。
As for avoiding you, nothing could be further from my mind.
至于说躲避你，我根本就没有这样的想法。
The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy.
将军竭力避免与敌军交火。
She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.
她想避免和父亲再次发生冲突。
He tends to avoid all physical contact.
他倾向于避免一切身体接触。
The police were able to take preventive action and avoid a possible riot.
警方及时采取防范措施，避免了可能发生的*乱。
I left early to avoid the rush hour.
我早早动身以避开交通高峰时刻。
I had to swerve to avoid a cat.
为了避免轧到一只猫，我只好猛然将车转向。
The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster.
飞行员不得不采取紧急措施避免灾难的发生。
She eventually had to lock herself in the toilets to avoid him.
她最后只好把自己锁在厕所里来躲开他。
The driver had ample time to brake or swerve and avoid the woman.
司机有足够的时间刹车或急转弯，来避开那个女人。
She pulled the car to the right to avoid the dog.
她把汽车向右一闪，好躲开那条狗。
If possible, you want to avoid alcohol.
你应尽可能避免饮酒。
Stretching exercises can help you avoid injury and improve your game.
伸展运动有助于防止身体受伤，并能提高比赛技巧。
All contracts are translated to avoid any misunderstanding between the companies.
所有的合同都经过翻译，以避免公司间发生任何误解。
We wanted to avoid a rerun of last year's disastrous trip.
我们想避免去年那种极度不顺的旅行再度出现。
Pregnant women should avoid raw eggs.
孕妇忌吃生鸡蛋。
2). avoid doing
He made a quick exit to avoid meeting her.
他迅速离去以避免见到她。
Try to avoid losing your temper if at all possible.
尽可能别发脾气。
They built a wall to avoid soil being washed away.
他们建了一堵墙防止土壤流失。
I've been avoiding getting down to work all day.
我一整天都刻意不投入工作。
You should avoid mentioning his divorce.
你应该避免提及他离婚的事。
By borrowing from dozens of banks, he managed to avoid giving any of them an overall picture of what he was up to...
他向许多银行借款，使得任何一家都搞不清楚他到底要做什么。
He tried to avoid saying anything that would implicate him further.
他尽力避免说出任何会进一步牵连他的事情。
Drink lots of water to avoid becoming dehydrated.
要大量饮水，以免脱水。
To avoid attracting unwelcome attention he kept his voice down.
为避免引起不必要的注意，他把声音压低了。
Try to avoid going outdoors in very cold or icy weather.
在寒冷或冰雪覆盖的天气尽量不要外出。
Try to avoid making personal remarks.
要尽量避免针对个人的言论。
The workers wear masks to avoid inhaling the dust.
工人们戴着面罩避免吸入尘土。
This is an effective way for you to avoid overspending.
这是一种使你避免超支的有效办法。
