Twenty-eight years ago, I was a broken man. And you probably wouldn't be able to tell that if you met me. I had a good job at a well-respected academic institution. 

28年前，我的人生陷入低谷，如果你遇見我，你可能看不出來。我在一個德高望重的學(xué)校有一份很好的工作。

I dressed well, of course. But my insides were rotting away. You see, I grew up in a family riddled with addiction, and as a kid, I also struggled with coming to terms with my own sexuality. 

當(dāng)然，我穿著得體，但是我的內(nèi)心卻在被侵蝕。我在一個充滿上癮的家庭長大，當(dāng)我還是一個孩子的時候，我對自己的性取向也很疑惑。

And even though I couldn't name it then, growing up as a gay kid just compounded my issues of isolation and insecurities. But drinking took all of that away.

雖然那個時候我無法直說，作為一個同性戀小孩長大，讓我有了自我封閉和缺乏自信的問題。但是喝酒把這一切都帶走了。