幸福快乐就好

We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I d know better.  

　　I’d really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and home-made ice cream and leftover meatloaf. I really would.

　　My cherished grandson, I hope you learn humility by surviving failure and that you learn to be honest even when no one is looking.

　　I hope you learn to make your bed and mow the lawn and wash the car-and I hope nobody gives you a brand-new car when you are sixteen.

　　It will be good if at least one time you can see a baby calf born, and you have a good friend to be with you if you ever have to put your old dog to sleep.

　　I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.

　　I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother. And it is all right to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he s scared, I hope you ll let him.
And when you want to see a Disney movie and your kid brother wants to tag along, I hope you take him.

　　I hope you have to walk uphill with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely.

　　If you want a slingshot, I hope your father teaches you how to make one instead of buying one. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books, and when you learn to use computers, you also learn how to add and subtract in your head.

　　I hope you get razzed by friends when you have your first crush on a girl, and that when you talk back to your mother you learn what Ivory soap tastes like.

　　May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.

　　I hope you get sick when someone blows smoke in your face. I don t care if you try beer once, but I hope you won t like it. 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.
　I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa or go fishing with your uncle.

　　I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor s window, and that she hugs you and kisses you when you give her a plaster of pared mold of your hand.

　　These things I wish for you-tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness. 

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We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I d know better.  
我们如此努力，目的是为了让自己的孩子过上更加美好的生活，而结果确使他们变得更糟糕。对于我的孙子，我更为了解。

　　I’d really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and home-made ice cream and leftover meatloaf. I really would.
我十分希望他们懂得珍惜，穿旧衣服，自制冰激凌，吃剩饭菜。

　　My cherished grandson, I hope you learn humility by surviving failure and that you learn to be honest even when no one is looking.
我亲爱的孙子，我希望你从失败中吸取教训懂得谦虚，即使没人的时候也要保持诚实的本质。

　　I hope you learn to make your bed and mow the lawn and wash the car-and I hope nobody gives you a brand-new car when you are sixteen.
我希望你学会铺床、割草、洗车，我不希望你十六岁的时候就有人送你一辆全新的小汽车。

　　It will be good if at least one time you can see a baby calf born, and you have a good friend to be with you if you ever have to put your old dog to sleep.
至少有一次，你看到幼仔出生，哄着那只老去的大狗入眠，并和他们成为朋友。 这些经历将是非常有益的。

　　I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.
我希望，你为了坚持你的信念而被人打得鼻青脸肿。

　　I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother. And it is all right to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he s scared, I hope you ll let him.
我希望你和你的弟弟分享一张床，虽然你们在中间划线为界，但如果他由于恐惧而越界，你能接纳他。
And when you want to see a Disney movie and your kid brother wants to tag along, I hope you take him.
如果你去看迪斯尼电影，发现弟弟尾随而至的时候，你能带上他一起去。

　　I hope you have to walk uphill with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely.
我希望你和朋友一起爬上坡，你们生活在有安全保障的城里

　　If you want a slingshot, I hope your father teaches you how to make one instead of buying one. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books, and when you learn to use computers, you also learn how to add and subtract in your head.
如果你想要一个弹弓，我希望是你父亲教会你怎么去做而不是去到商店买，我希望你能从破旧的书中攫取知识，当你学会使用计算机的时候，你也掌握了心算的方法。

　　I hope you get razzed by friends when you have your first crush on a girl, and that when you talk back to your mother you learn what Ivory soap tastes like.
我希望你因一个女孩而受伤的时候受到朋友的嘲笑。当你跟妈妈顶嘴的时候你能领略到乳白色肥皂的类似味道。

　　May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.
你可能会为了爬山磨破了膝盖，即使你的手被放在火炉上烘烤 你的舌头却不吐出半个字。

　　I hope you get sick when someone blows smoke in your face. I don t care if you try beer once, but I hope you won t like it. 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.
我希望你由于有人在你脸上吹烟而生病，我不管你是否尝试喝酒，但我期望你不要迷恋喝酒。如果有朋友向你提供毒品，我希望你能清醒的意识到那个人不配成为你的朋友。
　I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa or go fishing with your uncle.
我的确希望，你花时间陪爷爷坐在门廊上，或者陪叔叔去钓鱼。
　　I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor s window, and that she hugs you and kisses you when you give her a plaster of pared mold of your hand.
我希望看到： 当你把棒球打进邻家窗户时，你的母亲会责罚你；而当你把你手上刚脱模的石膏像交给她的时候，她会拥抱你亲吻你。
　　These things I wish for you-tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness.  
我希望你努力工作并且幸福快乐就好。