後浪
After Wave
那些口口聲聲一代不如一代的人
Those who are shamelessly alleging one generation is worse than another
應該看著你們
should gaze upon you
像我一樣
just like the way I do
我看著你們
when I look at you
滿懷羨慕
I'm full of envy
人類積攢了幾千年的財富
thousands of years of accumulated wealth created by mankind
所有的知識，見識，智慧和藝術
all the knowledge, vision, wisdom, and art
像是專門為你們準備的禮物
are like well-prepared gifts just for you
科技繁榮
technology booming
文化繁茂
culture flourishing
城市繁華
cities prospering
現代文明的成果被層層打開
all the achievements of modern civilization are unraveling themselves layer by layer
可以盡情地享用
up for your grabs
自由學習一門語言
freelylearn a language
學習一門手藝
study a craft
欣賞一部電影
enjoy a movie
去遙遠的地方旅行
travel to faraway places and beyond
很多人
a lot of people
從小你們就在自由探索自己的興趣
have been exploring their own interests ever since their childhood
很多人在童年就進入了不惑之年
a lot of you have entered the realm of clarity even when you are still kids
不惑於自己喜歡什麼不喜歡什麼
have clarity over what you like and don't
人與人之間的壁壘被打破
the barriers between individuals have been breached
你們只憑相同的愛好就能結交千萬個值得幹杯的朋友
a common passion is already enough for you to befriend with thousands of kindred minds who are worth toasting with
你們擁有了我們曾經夢寐以求的權利
you have possessed the right which we could only once dream about
選擇的權利
the right to choose
你所熱愛的就是你的生活
what you are passionate about has become your life
你們有幸遇見這樣的時代
it's your luck to be born in this age
但是時代更有幸遇見這樣的你們
yet it's also the honor for this age to have people like you
我看著你們
when I look at you
滿懷敬意
I'm full of respect
向你們的專業態度致敬
salute to your professional attitude
你們正在把傳統的變成現代的
you are turning traditional into modern
把經典的變成流行的
classic into popular
把學術的變成大眾的
scholastic into mainstream
把民族的變成世界的
ethnical into global
你們把自己的熱愛變成了一個和成千上萬的人分享快樂的事業
you are turning your own passion into an enterprise which could be shared with hundreds and thousands of people
向你們的自信致敬
salute to your confidence
弱小的人才習慣嘲諷與否定
only weaklings are getting used to mocking and denying
內心強大的人從不吝嗇讚美與鼓勵
people with a strong mind would always shower others with compliments and encouragements
向你們的大氣致敬
salute to your generosity
小人同而不和
petty men could only agree on the surface
君子美美與共
men of integrity could truly appreciate each other
和而不同
agree to disagree
更年輕的身體容得下更多元的文化，審美和價值觀
a younger body could harbor more diversified culture, tastes and value systems
有一天我終於發現
one day I finally realized
不只是我們在教你們如何生活
it's not just like we are teaching you how to live
你們也在啟發我們
you are in the meantime enlightening us
怎樣去更好的生活
how to have a better way of living
那些抱怨一代不如一代的人
those who complain about generation degeneration
應該看著你們
should gaze upon you
像我一樣
just like the way I do
我看著你們
when I look at you
滿懷感激
I'm full of gratitude
因為你們這個世界會更喜歡中國
This world will like China more just because of you
因為一個國家最好看的風景就是這個國家的年輕人
becuase young people should always be the best scene a country could offer
因為你們這世上的小說音樂電影所表現的青春就不再是憂傷迷茫
because of you, the youth which novels, music, and movies try to express has not been just melancholy and confusion
而是善良勇敢無私
instead, it's kindness, courage, and selflessness
無所畏懼
fearlessness
心裡有火
fire in your belly
眼裡有光
stars in your eyes
不用活出我們想象中的樣子
no need to live the way we expect you to
我們這一代人的想象力不足以想象你們的未來
the imagination of an old generation is not enough to imagine your future
如果你們依然需要我們的祝福
if you still need our blessing
那麼
well
奔湧吧，後浪
surge on, after wave
我們在同一條奔湧的河流
we are sharing the same surging river
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