Dear daughter
親愛的女兒：
You are a wonderful person and your mother and I think the world of you. It will not be long before you leave home to make your way in the world. Can I please give you some friendly advice? Here are some things that you should never do.
你是個很出色的人，你是我和媽媽生活的全部。不久後你就要離開家，在大千世界找尋你自己的成功之路了。因此，請允許我給你提一些善意的建議！下面這幾件事你是絕不能做的。
1. Never Despise（輕視） Yourself. You are great and capable of achieving great things so believe in yourself. When things go badly never stop believing. Some girls get depressed, blame themselves and lose self-esteem（自尊）. All sorts of problems can follow.
1. 永遠不要妄自菲薄。 你很了不起，而且具備獲得美好前程的能力，因此你要相信自己。當你身處逆境時，你也不要對自己有所懷疑。有些女孩會因此而變得消沉，自責並失去自尊。如此一來，各種問題也將會接踵而至。
2. Never Get Obsessed with（為...煩惱） Your Appearance. We think you look great (though some of the outfits you wear worry us!). Please be happy with the person you are and the body you have. Eat sensibly ,take exercise and be healthy. Some girls become obsessed with losing weight or getting the perfect shape. You look fine.
2. 永遠不要因外表而感覺困擾。 我們覺得你看起來已經很漂亮啦（儘管你有時的穿著會讓我們很擔憂！）。你應該對你自己和你的身材感到高興。飲食要合理，堅持鍛鍊身體並保持身體健康。有些女孩總是為了減肥或擁有完美身材而感到困擾。你看起來非常好。
3. Never Live beyond Your Means（財產）. Throughout life try to keep your spending within your income and so save a little. Avoid getting into debt if possible. There are some exceptions（例外） — like getting a mortgage（按揭） to buy a house — but generally if you can live within your means you will avoid all sorts of problems.
3. 永遠不要寅吃卯糧。 你要把支出控制在收入之內，並儘可能地儲蓄一點錢，這一點必須始終貫穿於你的生活。儘可能地避免捲進債務。不過也有例外——比如按揭貸款買房子——但總體而言，如果你可以保持收支平衡的話，你就能避免各種問題。
4. Never Compromise Your Personal Safety. Never put yourself at serious risk. This means that you cannot trust people until you really know them and that sometimes you have to avoid things that look like they might be fun. Never get drunk or take drugs. Unfortunately there are some malevolent（心懷不軌的） people out there and it is best not to take undue risks.
4. 永遠不要讓自己的人身安全受到威脅。 不要讓自己陷於嚴重危險的處境。這就意味著不要隨便相信那些你不真正瞭解的人；還意味著你有時必須避免那些看起來可能有趣的活動。永遠不要酗酒或是吸毒。讓人遺憾的是，社會總還是存在一些心懷不軌的人，因此你最好不要過度冒險。
5. Never Get Involved with a Married Man. There are plenty of great single men out there. Don’t get entangled（糾纏） with a married man no matter how attractive he is — it will end in your tears.
5. 永遠不要跟已婚男人糾纏。 社會上還有很多優秀的單身男人。千萬不要和已婚男人糾纏不清，不管那個男人多麼有吸引力——因為那樣你只會得到個以淚洗面的結局。
6. Never Give Less Than Your Best. We are very proud of what you have accomplished so far. You should be proud too. Keep doing well. Keep trying your hardest at everything you do. No one can ask for more than that.
6. 永遠不要半途而廢。 對你目前所取得的成就，我們都為你感到驕傲不已。你該為此而感到驕傲。對你現在所從事的每件事，你都要繼續儘自己最大的努力。沒有人會要求得更多了。
7. Never Forget that Your Parents Love You. Whatever happens in life, your family will still be your family. Whatever difficulties you encounter you can always talk to us and we will try to help. We are here for you.
7. 永遠不要忘記父母始終是愛你的。 不管你的生活裡發生了什麼事，你的家永遠都是你的家。不管你碰到了什麼困難，你都可以跟我們傾吐，而我們也會盡力去幫你。我們永遠都會守在這裡。
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