We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse.
我們竭盡全力想讓我們的兒女們過得更好，而結果卻是適得其反。
wǒ men jié jìn quán lì xiǎng ràng wǒ men de ér nǚ men guò dé gèng hǎo ，ér jié guǒ què shì shì dé qí fǎn 。
For my grandchildren, I d know better.
對我的孫輩們，我就明智得多了。
duì wǒ de sūn bèi men ，wǒ jiù míng zhì dé duō le 。
I'd really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and home-made ice cream and leftover meatloaf.
我真的希望他們能夠了解什麼是兄長傳下來的舊衣服，家制的冰淇淋，以及吃剩的肉糕。
wǒ zhēn de xī wàng tā men néng gòu le jiě shí me shì xiōng zhǎng chuán xià lái de jiù yī fú ，jiā zhì de bīng qí lín ，yǐ jí chī shèng de ròu gāo 。
I really would.
我真的希望。
wǒ zhēn de xī wàng 。
My cherished grandson,
我的寶貝孫子，
wǒ de bǎo bèi sūn zǐ ，
I hope you learn humility by surviving failure and that you learn to be honest even when no one is looking.
我希望你在經受失敗的考驗之後能學會謙卑，也希望你能學會誠實，即使在沒有人注視你的時候。
wǒ xī wàng nǐ zài jīng shòu shī bài de kǎo yàn zhī hòu néng xué huì qiān bēi ，yě xī wàng nǐ néng xué huì chéng shí ，jí shǐ zài méi yǒu rén zhù shì nǐ de shí hòu 。
I hope you learn to make your bed ,
我希望你能學會自己疊被子，
wǒ xī wàng nǐ néng xué huì zì jǐ dié bèi zǐ ，
and mow the lawn and wash the car-and I hope nobody gives you a brand-new car when you are sixteen.
自己刈草坪，自己洗車--我還希望在你滿十六歲時沒有人送給你一輛嶄新的轎車。
zì jǐ yì cǎo píng ，zì jǐ xǐ chē --wǒ hái xī wàng zài nǐ mǎn shí liù suì shí méi yǒu rén sòng gěi nǐ yī liàng zhǎn xīn de jiào chē 。
It will be good if at least one time you can see a baby calf born,
假如你至少有一次機會看見小牛犢出生，
jiǎ rú nǐ zhì shǎo yǒu yī cì jī huì kàn jiàn xiǎo niú dú chū shēng ，
and you have a good friend to be with you if you ever have to put your old dog to sleep.
假如你不得不為你的老狗送終，那時有一位好朋友在場為你作伴--那樣該有多好啊！
jiǎ rú nǐ bú dé bú wéi nǐ de lǎo gǒu sòng zhōng ，nà shí yǒu yī wèi hǎo péng yǒu zài chǎng wéi nǐ zuò bàn --nà yàng gāi yǒu duō hǎo ā ！
I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.
我希望你能為自己的所信仰與人鬥得眼青臉腫。
wǒ xī wàng nǐ néng wéi zì jǐ de suǒ xìn yǎng yǔ rén dòu dé yǎn qīng liǎn zhǒng 。
I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother.
我希望你能和你弟弟共一間臥室。
wǒ xī wàng nǐ néng hé nǐ dì dì gòng yī jiān wò shì 。
And it is all right to draw a line down the middle of the room,
即使你在臥室中間劃一條分界線也沒關係。
jí shǐ nǐ zài wò shì zhōng jiān huá yī tiáo fèn jiè xiàn yě méi guān xì 。
but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he s scared, I hope you ll let him.
可是，當弟弟因為害怕而要爬進你的被窩時，我希望你會接納他。
kě shì ，dāng dì dì yīn wéi hài pà ér yào pá jìn nǐ de bèi wō shí ，wǒ xī wàng nǐ huì jiē nà tā 。
And when you want to see a Disney movie and your kid brother wants to tag along,I hope you take him.
當你要出去看迪斯尼電影，你的小弟弟想做你的小尾巴時，我希望你能帶上他。
dāng nǐ yào chū qù kàn dí sī ní diàn yǐng ，nǐ de xiǎo dì dì xiǎng zuò nǐ de xiǎo wěi bā shí ，wǒ xī wàng nǐ néng dài shàng tā 。
I hope you have to walk uphill with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely.
我希望你能和朋友們一起爬山，而在你所生活的城市裡做這項運動不會有什麼危險。
wǒ xī wàng nǐ néng hé péng yǒu men yī qǐ pá shān ，ér zài nǐ suǒ shēng huó de chéng shì lǐ zuò zhè xiàng yùn dòng bú huì yǒu shí me wēi xiǎn 。
If you want a slingshot, I hope your father teaches you how to make one instead of buying one.
如果你想要一把彈弓，我希望你父親能教你怎樣自己做一把，而不是為你買一把現成的。
rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng yào yī bǎ dàn gōng ，wǒ xī wàng nǐ fù qīn néng jiāo nǐ zěn yàng zì jǐ zuò yī bǎ ，ér bú shì wéi nǐ mǎi yī bǎ xiàn chéng de 。
I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books, and when you learn to use computers,
我還希望你能學會挖泥巴和讀書；而當你學會使用電腦時，
wǒ hái xī wàng nǐ néng xué huì wā ní bā hé dú shū ；ér dāng nǐ xué huì shǐ yòng diàn nǎo shí ，
you also learn how to add and subtract in your head.
你也應該學會加減法的心算。
nǐ yě yīng gāi xué huì jiā jiǎn fǎ de xīn suàn 。
I hope you get razzed by friends when you have your first crush on a girl,
當你第一次戀上一個女孩時，我希望你會受到朋友們的嘲弄；
dāng nǐ dì yī cì liàn shàng yī gè nǚ hái shí ，wǒ xī wàng nǐ huì shòu dào péng yǒu men de cháo nòng ；
and that when you talk back to your mother you learn what Ivory soap tastes like.
而當你跟你母親頂嘴時，希望她叫你嘗一嘗象牙肥皂的滋味。
ér dāng nǐ gēn nǐ mǔ qīn dǐng zuǐ shí ，xī wàng tā jiào nǐ cháng yī cháng xiàng yá féi zào de zī wèi 。
May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.
但願你能在爬山時弄破膝蓋上的皮，或者在爐子上燒傷手，或者讓舌頭粘在結冰的旗杆上。
dàn yuàn nǐ néng zài pá shān shí nòng pò xī gài shàng de pí ，huò zhě zài lú zǐ shàng shāo shāng shǒu ，huò zhě ràng shé tóu zhān zài jié bīng de qí gǎn shàng 。
I hope you get sick when someone blows smoke in your face.
我希望吸菸者對著你的臉上噴吐煙霧時，你會感到噁心。
wǒ xī wàng xī yān zhě duì zhe nǐ de liǎn shàng pēn tǔ yān wù shí ，nǐ huì gǎn dào è xīn 。
I don t care if you try beer once, but I hope you won t like it.
如果你嘗試喝一次啤酒，我不會在意；但是我希望你不會喜歡上它。
rú guǒ nǐ cháng shì hē yī cì pí jiǔ ，wǒ bú huì zài yì ；dàn shì wǒ xī wàng nǐ bú huì xǐ huān shàng tā 。
And if a friend offers you a joint or any drugs, I hope you are smart enough to realize that person is not your friend.
如果有一位朋友請你吸一口含大麻的香菸，或者任何毒品，我希望你明智地意識到他不是你的朋友。
rú guǒ yǒu yī wèi péng yǒu qǐng nǐ xī yī kǒu hán dà má de xiāng yān ，huò zhě rèn hé dú pǐn ，wǒ xī wàng nǐ míng zhì dì yì shí dào tā bú shì nǐ de péng yǒu 。
I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa or go fishing with your uncle.
我當然希望你能抽時間來陪你爺爺在門廊上坐一坐，或者陪你叔叔釣釣魚。
wǒ dāng rán xī wàng nǐ néng chōu shí jiān lái péi nǐ yé yé zài mén láng shàng zuò yī zuò ，huò zhě péi nǐ shū shū diào diào yú 。
I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor s window,
如果你把捧球扔進了鄰居的窗戶，我希望你母親懲罰你。
rú guǒ nǐ bǎ pěng qiú rēng jìn le lín jū de chuāng hù ，wǒ xī wàng nǐ mǔ qīn chéng fá nǐ 。
and that she hugs you and kisses you when you give her a plaster of pared mold of your hand.
如果你能剪掉指甲，用石膏做一隻自己的手的模型送給你媽，我希望她會給你擁抱和親吻。
rú guǒ nǐ néng jiǎn diào zhǐ jiǎ ，yòng shí gāo zuò yī zhī zì jǐ de shǒu de mó xíng sòng gěi nǐ mā ，wǒ xī wàng tā huì gěi nǐ yōng bào hé qīn wěn 。
These things I wish for you-tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness.
我希望你能經歷：艱難的歲月，挫折和失望；希望你努力工作，幸福快樂！
wǒ xī wàng nǐ néng jīng lì ：jiān nán de suì yuè ，cuò shé hé shī wàng ；xī wàng nǐ nǔ lì gōng zuò ，xìng fú kuài lè ！
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