A truly rewarding life is built in everyday moments, prioritizing our families and communities.

真正有意義的生活是建立在每天的時刻，優先考慮我們的家庭和社區。

The way we live our normal life determines whether or not we will will enjoy a high quality of life or not.

我們平時的生活方式決定了我們是否會享受高質量的生活。

Here's some of the secrets we've found for living the best life.

以下是我們發現的一些過上最好生活的祕訣。

[Life in Japan Theme Song]

[日本生活主題曲]

There's joy to be found in everyday moments,

在每天的時刻，都能找到快樂。

and every moment can be useful, even making breakfast.

而且每時每刻都能發揮作用，甚至做早餐也是如此。

Involving others in our lives is a key part to a purposeful life, whether it be our children, community or you as you watch this.

讓他人参與到我們的生活中來，是我們有目標的生活的一個關鍵部分，無論是我們的孩子，社區還是你，當你看到這個。

Chocolate chip pancakes! This is the tradition of the Reutter household on Saturdays, huh?

巧克力薄餅！這是魯特家週六的傳統，嗯？

The yummiest pancakes!

最美味的煎餅！

The yummiest pancakes?! Momma cake's cakes.

最好吃的煎餅？媽媽蛋糕的蛋糕。

Homemade.

自制。

Oh my goodness, let's just fill up our hearts with kawaii for a moment.

我的天，讓我們暫時用卡哇伊來填滿我們的心。

Whoa, look at that stack of pancakes!

哇，看那堆煎餅！

Yum! Chow!

好吃！周！

Eating time.

吃飯時間。

Good!

很好！

Whoa! Hey guys, what's going on?

嘿，夥計們，這是怎麼回事？

We're doing school! I'm the teacher. I'm hot.

我們在做學校！我是老師。我是熱的。

Learning Japanese is a huge part of connecting with people here, so it's a big part of what we do.

學習日語是與這裡的人溝通的重要部分，所以這也是我們工作的重要內容。

In fact, our whole family is learning!

其實，我們全家人都在學習!

Now Becca, your turn. Please do the hardest one ever!

現在，貝卡，輪到你了。請做最難的一個！

Whoa! It looks like you setup Hiragana cards all the way through here.

哇哦！看來你把平假名卡都設置在這裡了。

If you want to learn Japanese, this is the first place to start: is to start learning Hiragana.

如果你想學習日語，首先要從這裡開始：就是要從學習平假名開始。

So these are all the sounds that you use in Japanese, huh?

所以這些都是你在日語中使用的聲音，嗯？

And the characters that go along with each one.

以及每一個人的性格。

Why don't you sing the little song?

你為什麼不唱這首小曲？

OK, so sing the song that goes with it, OK?

好吧，那就唱那首搭配的歌，好嗎？

(Sings Hiragana Song)

(唱平假名歌)

Wow! Great, Sarah!

哇！太好了，莎拉！

Wow, good! And you lined all of these up yourself, huh?

哇，好！這些都是你自己排的，是吧？

Yep. Joshua kind of helped me put it over here.

是的 約書亞幫我把它放在這裡約書亞幫我把它放在這裡。

Yeah, I was so nice! You were so nice to help her set it up?

是啊，我是那麼好！你對她這麼好，幫她佈置？

He kicked the ball into the neighbor's yard today. He runs up to him and says "Sorry!"

他今天把球踢到了鄰居的院子裡。他跑過去對他說："對不起！"

That's so cute!

太可愛了！

We've been documenting our journey in Japan on this channel for over 2 years now, but the journey started long before our channel.

我們在這個頻道上記錄我們在日本的旅程已經超過2年了，但是這個旅程在我們的頻道之前就已經開始了。

The relationships we've forged here have allowed us to share this journey with you, and that increases our joy.

我們在這裡建立的關係讓我們能夠與你分享這段旅程，這增加了我們的快樂。

Tonight we're premiering our video here at the Coffee Shop, right?

今晚我們將在咖啡店首播我們的視頻，對吧？

We got some little sushi and rolls and some fun stuff to eat; some grapes.

我們買了一些小壽司和小卷子，還有一些好玩的東西吃；一些葡萄。

Over here we're making some popcorn!

在這裡，我們正在做一些爆米花！

Welcome to the premiere!

歡迎來到首映禮！

Our first ever in-person premiere of Life in Japan.

我們的 "日本生活 "首次親臨現場首映。

With lots of nice snacks and visitors!

有很多好吃的小吃和遊客!

I'm a visitor. You're a visitor!

我是一個訪客。你是訪客！

If you don't know Ryoji, he's the reason why you have all those subtitles in Japanese.

如果你不知道亮司，就是因為他，你才會有那麼多日語字幕。

He and his wonderful wife Miruka.

他和他出色的妻子米露卡。

Miruka, wave to the camera. OK, thank you!

米露卡，對著鏡頭揮手好的，謝謝你！

Alright, we're about to start! We're about to start, yea!!

好了，我們要開始了！我們要開始了，是的！

The countdown, here it goes!

倒計時，開始了!

3, 2, 1!

3, 2, 1!

Whoa! Here we go!

哇！我們走吧！

So what did you think of this last video: down the canyon, huh?

那麼，你覺得最後這個視頻怎麼樣：順著峽谷往下走，嗯？

Scary!

嚇人！

Just translating it was scary!

光是翻譯就很嚇人!

Healthy living is a result of well-balanced priorities.

健康生活是均衡的優先事項的結果。

It's far too easy in today's society to let one's career, education, hobbies or leisure take priority over family and community.

在當今社會，讓一個人的事業、教育、愛好或休閒優先於家庭和社會，實在是太容易了。

If misbalanced priorities go on too long, look out!

如果優先級失衡的情況持續太久，那就要小心了!

There is a lot of pain at the end of that road.

這條路的盡頭有很多痛苦。

Today we've come to the girls' undoukai, or sports day, at our local elementary school.

今天，我們來到了當地小學的女生不倒翁，也就是運動會。

We love cheering our kids and their teams on to victory, even if it looks very different this year.

我們喜歡為我們的孩子和他們的球隊贏得勝利而歡呼，即使今年看起來非常不同。

Instead of having the whole school participate at the same time, each grade participates at separate times and only the parents of that grade can come and observe.

不讓全校學生同時參加，而是每個年級分別在不同的時間參加，只有該年級的家長才能來觀摩。

Everyone wears a mask and is careful to not scream and cheer, although that can be hard to do!

每個人都戴著口罩，小心翼翼地不尖叫、不歡呼，雖然這很難做到!

Did you see Sarah, dude? Yea! She was running over there.

你看到莎拉了嗎，夥計？是啊！她跑到那邊去了

We love our local community and that we were still able to come together to pull off the undoukai this year in a safe way!

我們愛我們的當地社區，愛我們今年還能齊心協力，安全地完成 "不倒翁 "的任務。

The challenges of physical distancing are plenty, but they shouldn't detract us from building stronger relationships with those around us.

物理距離的挑戰很多，但它們不應該影響我們與周圍的人建立更強大的關係。

The better the relationships we can develop, the richer our lives will be.

我們的人際關係能夠發展得越好，我們的生活就越豐富。

After the undoukai we headed over to Paz Coffee Shop, where we honored all the volunteers that make Paz Church such a special place.

飲完酒後，我們去了Paz咖啡店，在那裡我們向所有使Paz教堂成為一個特殊地方的志願者致敬。

Daddy, this is like a birthday party.

爸爸，這就像一個生日派對。

It is! Volunteer party!

是的！志願者聚會！

The camera is here. The camera's here?

攝影機在這裡。攝影機在這裡？

What are you doing over here? I'm looking outside.

你在這裡做什麼？我在看外面

Oh! Life in Japan!

哦，日本的生活！

Hello everyone! Hey friends!

大家好!嘿，朋友們!

You're going to be famous!

你要出名了！

Look at John, alright! How many drinks have you made today, John?

看著約翰，好嗎？你今天喝了多少酒，約翰？

I don't know. Quite a few though.

我不知道。不過有不少。

You know, we came with a lot of dreams and visions for what we believed God was going to do.

你知道，我們是帶著很多夢想和異象來的，我們相信上帝會做什麼。

(Japanese translation)

(日譯)

And everything happened very differently from what we expected.

而一切的發生都與我們的預期大相徑庭。

(Japanese translation)

(日譯)

But in an amazing way, I would say it is much better, much deeper than what we expected.

但以一種驚人的方式，我想說它比我們預期的要好得多，深得多。

(Japanese translation)

(日譯)

Our church is an extension of our family — a place where strong community is developed.

我們的教會是我們家庭的延伸--一個發展強大社區的地方。

Our Life in Japan is so rich because of the great relationships we have forged here.

我們在日本的生活是如此豐富，因為我們在這裡建立了良好的關係。

Being a part of a strong community is key to thriving in the world these days.

作為一個強大的社區的一部分，是當今世界發展的關鍵。

Don't say anything! I won't.

什麼都不要說！我不會說的

Don't say "oh" or anything.

不要說 "哦 "什麼的。

Here I come, close your eyes. OK?

我來了，閉上你的眼睛。好嗎？

You closing your eyes?

你閉上眼睛？

OK, open.

好的，打開。

What is this? Minecraft sheets.

這是什麼？Minecraft表。

Can we use it tonight?!

我們今晚能用嗎？

One side's that and the other side's that.

一邊是這樣，一邊是那樣。

How did you...?

你怎麼...

Happy Birthday!

生日快樂！

I love you, Becca and Anna

我愛你，貝卡和安娜

Have fun at Yomiyuri Land!

在 "讀賣樂園 "玩得開心!

Aw, that was so nice, Sarah!

哦，那是這麼好，莎拉！

This is a rollercoaster!

這是一個雲霄飛車！

Each and every person is special, so we like to make a big deal of our kids' birthdays and celebrate.

每一個人都是特殊的，所以我們喜歡在孩子們的生日上大肆宣傳和慶祝。

For Becca & Anna's 11th birthday, they decided how they wanted to celebrate.

貝卡和安娜的11歲生日，他們決定如何慶祝。

The girls' birthday present this year is to go to Yomiuri Land with their friends. Oh boy!

女孩們今年的生日禮物是和朋友們一起去讀賣場。哦，孩子！

3, 2, 1

3, 2, 1

Ooh! No fear! I love it!

哦，別怕！我喜歡它！

We're on the Ferris wheel, ahh!!

我們在摩天輪上，啊!

Neh, Anna?

內，安娜？

For a less intense birthday celebration that the whole family could enjoy, we've come out to Showa Kinen Park.

為了讓全家人都能享受到不那麼激烈的生日慶典，我們來到了昭和紀年公園。

That would be fun to try sometime, huh?

有機會試試，一定會很有趣，嗯？

In Natsu (summer), just in case we fall down.

在夏（夏），萬一摔倒了呢。

Get the gloves on. Look at you! You look like a little marshmallow man!

戴上手套看看你，你看起來像個小棉花糖人！你看起來像個小棉花糖人！

This is one of our favorite parks,

這是我們最喜歡的公園之一。

In fact this is the place where we recorded parts of our intro for Life in Japan many moons ago.

事實上，很多年前，我們就在這裡錄製了《日本生活》的前言部分。

Right there. Where was it Anna, right over there?

就在那裡安娜在哪裡，就在那裡？

Right here. Yea, it was right over there, wasn't it?

就在這裡。是的，就在那邊，不是嗎？

Uncle Paul was with us, filming.

保羅叔叔和我們在一起，拍戲。

Beautiful colors.

美麗的顏色。

It's a good place for a music video, though!

不過這是個拍MV的好地方!

We've come out to Showa Kinen Park for one of the highlights of their year: to see the Fall foliage at night in the illuminated Japanese garden.

我們來到昭和紀年公園，參加他們一年中最重要的活動之一：在燈火通明的日本庭園中觀賞秋天的紅葉。

Whoa dude! Trekking through the leaves!

哇，老兄！在樹葉中跋涉！

Walking down the colorful way.

走在多彩的路上。

It's so pretty. It's so pretty, isn't it?

太漂亮了太漂亮了，不是嗎？

Don't those all look so fun? They're called Segways.

這些看起來是不是很好玩？他們叫賽格威。

I want to ride one. Yeah! So cool.

我想騎一個。爽！好酷啊

A positive outlook on life comes from filling your mind with good things.

積極的人生觀來自於用美好的事物充實自己的心靈。

The news today can be depressing,

今天的新聞可謂是讓人鬱悶。

but if we focus on what is lovely, beautiful, pure, noteworthy, wholesome and true then we can keep from sliding into depression, anxiety and hopelessness.

但如果我們把注意力集中在可愛的、美麗的、純潔的、值得注意的、健康的和真實的東西上，那麼我們就能避免陷入抑鬱、焦慮和無望。

OK, I'm going to do a little interview with the youngest kids.

好了，我要採訪一下最小的孩子。

Sarah who, how old are you now, Sarah? I'm seven.

莎拉什麼，你現在多大了，莎拉？我七歲

OK, and Joshua kun, how old are you?

好了，還有約書亞君，你今年多大了？

I am four. Alright.

我是四歲。好吧，我知道了

So Sarah, what is your favorite part about Japanese school.

那麼，莎拉，你最喜歡日本學校的什麼地方。

Um, when we, like, make stuff. That's mostly my favorite thing.

嗯，當我們一樣，做的東西。這主要是我最喜歡的事情。

When you make things?! What kind of things do you make?

你做東西的時候？你做的是什麼東西？

Like you make like crafts, and you make so much cool things.

就像你做的像工藝品一樣，你做了那麼多很酷的東西。

Oh cool. It's fun.

哦，酷。它的樂趣。

So Joshua, I'm going to ask you the same question. What is your favorite part about Japanese school?

約書亞，我也要問你同樣的問題。你最喜歡日本學校的什麼地方？

I like playing with my blocks.

我喜歡玩我的積木。

You like playing with your blocks there?

你喜歡在那裡玩你的積木嗎？

Sarah, do any of your friends at school know that you're on YouTube?

莎拉，你在學校的朋友知道你在YouTube上嗎？

Only Minori chan knows.

只有米諾里-陳知道。

Minori chan knows? Does she watch you on YouTube?

敏織陳知道嗎？她在YouTube上看你嗎？

I don't know but when you like put on the Life in Japan hat, Minori chan says "That's the Life in Japan hat!"

我不知道，但當你戴上 "日本生活 "的帽子時，Minori chan會說 "那是日本生活的帽子！"

Oh, your friends at school. Do they know you're on YouTube?

哦，你在學校的朋友。他們知道你在YouTube上嗎？

No.

不知道

They don't? I think Aiden knows, doesn't he?

他們不知道？我想艾登知道，不是嗎？

No! I was talking! I need to start all over again.

不，我在說話！我需要重新開始。

You need to start all over again?!

你需要重新開始嗎？

OK

好的

Aw Dude, what a face!

酷哥，什麼臉！

OK, let's turn that frown upside down.

好了，讓我們把眉頭倒過來。

Mommy, I'm thirsty!

媽媽，我渴了！

OK, good luck.

好吧，祝你好運。

What should I drink?

我應該喝什麼？

Just hold on. Mommy's starting to really freeze.

堅持住媽媽開始真正凍結。

Alright. Do you remember doing this last year, Anna?

好吧，你還記得去年做這個嗎，安娜？你還記得去年做這個嗎，安娜？

I do, I do.

我願意，我願意。

I think Ruth was dressed just like that, too.

我想露絲也是這樣穿的。

I probably was.

我可能是。

Except, just, minus a mask.

除了，只是，減去了面具。

Building strong families and community takes work, but the reward of this work is a rich and satisfying life.

建設強大的家庭和社區是需要努力的，但這種努力的回報是豐富和滿足的生活。

Ooo, but this is always so pretty here, look! Oh my goodness!

嗚，但這裡總是那麼漂亮，看!哦，我的天啊！

So cool! So cool, huh Dude?

太酷了！太酷了 酷哥?

I remember this part. You remember this part?

我記得這部分。你記得這部分？

For us, this means prioritizing our family, our neighborhood community and our church community.

對我們來說，這意味著要優先考慮我們的家庭、我們的鄰里社區和我們的教會社區。

And in a larger sense, we've built another community — the Life in Japan community — full of great people like you.

而在更大的意義上，我們又建立了另一個社區--"日本生活 "社區，裡面都是像你這樣的優秀人士。

We love interacting with you each week and sharing our life with you makes our joy even greater.

我們喜歡每週與你互動，與你分享我們的生活，讓我們的快樂更多。

We are all a part of something special which God has given each and every one of us: life!

我們都是上帝賜予我們每個人的特殊東西的一部分：生命！我們都是上帝賜予我們每個人的特殊東西的一部分。

It's pretty. It just doesn't come out the same way on my phone.

很漂亮只是在我的手機上出來的效果不一樣。

It sure doesn't.

它肯定不會。

I have a picture of you from last year, I should take one of this year.

我有你去年的照片，我應該拍一張今年的。

Whoa, this is cool here. A little waterfall, huh Anna?

哇，這裡真酷一個小瀑布，是吧安娜？

Cool!

酷！

No cameras allowed! No cameras allowed?!

不準拍照！不準拍照？

You can't take that in.

你不能接受這個。

Oh you can do it. This is where you can do it, see?

哦，你可以做到這一點。這就是你能做到的地方，看到了嗎？

It kind of looks like a huge Christmas tree, doesn't it Sarah?

它看起來像一棵巨大的聖誕樹，不是嗎，莎拉？

Yea because there's one star on top of that.

是的，因為上面還有一顆星。

Wow What are you doing?

哇，你在做什麼？

Taking a video. What are you doing?

拍攝視頻。你在做什麼？

Nothing. Nothing, ok!

沒事，沒事，好嗎？沒什麼，好吧！

Do you see this water? You have to be so careful!

你看到這水了嗎？你一定要小心！

Oh you have to be so careful, you're right, so you don't fall in, huh?

哦，你要這麼小心，你說的對，這樣才不會掉進去，呵呵。

Samu! That is so dangerous!

薩姆！太危險了！

It's not so dangerous, actually.

其實也沒那麼危險。

What's the best life you can live these days?

現在的你能過上什麼樣的生活？

I believe it's a life lived in the love of God through Jesus Christ.

我相信這是一個通過耶穌基督活在上帝的愛中的生命。

He came to give us abundant life, not the kind based on the circumstances around us,

祂來是要給我們豐盛的生命，而不是那種基於我們周圍環境的生命。

but a life full of joy no matter what is happening in the crazy world.

但無論在這個瘋狂的世界上發生了什麼，都會有一個充滿快樂的人生。

We understand your situation may be very different:

我們理解您的情況可能非常不同。

perhaps your family is in bad shape,

也許你的家庭狀況不好。

maybe you're looking for a new job this year or you've recently lost a loved one.

也許你今年正在尋找一份新工作，或者你最近失去了親人。

Maybe your beliefs are completely different or you feel all alone in this world.

也許你的信仰完全不同，或者你覺得在這個世界上很孤獨。

I want to encourage you that you're not alone.

我想鼓勵你，你並不孤單。

We care for you and God cares for you.

我們關心你，上帝也關心你。

If you want to connect on a deeper level, I'll leave links in the description to other great friends and channels to follow.

如果你想進行更深層次的交流，我會在描述中留下鏈接，讓你關注其他優秀的朋友和管道。

And as always, thanks for watching, liking and subscribing.

並一如既往地感謝您的觀看、點贊和訂閱。

Until next time, we'll see you on Life in Japan.

下次再見，我們將在日本的生活中見到你。