If I would have been born a hundred years earlier, the big decisions in my life would have been made for me -- meaning I would have stayed in the town that I was born in; I would have very much likely entered the same profession that my dad did; and I would have very much likely married a woman that my mom had selected.
Se tivesse nascido cem anos antes, as grandes decisões da minha vida teriam sido tomadas por outros — ou seja, teria permanecido na cidade onde nasci, muito provavelmente, teria abraçado a profissão do meu pai, e muito provavelmente teria casado com a mulher que a minha mãe escolhesse.