Articles were to be short, readable and uplifting.

文章要简短、可读和令人振奋。

I were to propose a no-shoes-in-the-classroom rule.

我打算提出一个不穿鞋进教室的规定。

If I were to tell you.

但如果我真的能告诉你。

Maybe conifers were to blame.

也许罪魁祸首是针叶树。

That done, we were to scatter.

完事后，我们分散而行。

If I were to hear of such Dharmas.

若我得闻如是等法。

Couldnt Just how good you were to me

你对我有多好

Next day new steps were to be taken.

第二天我得采取一些新的措施。

But their efforts were to no avail.

但是人们的劝说没有用。

This if it were to be chosen for HQ2.

如果它被选为第二总部的话。