Dear Angela, I'm going home for the holidays

親愛的Angela，我這個假日將要回家

to visit my parents whom I love very much. I own my own house,

探視我親愛的雙親。我擁有自己的房子、

I have a job that I love and I'm

自己喜愛的工作，我自己的經濟也是獨立的

financially independent. However my parents always make me feel bad because

然而，我的雙親總是讓我覺得很灰心，因為

I haven't lived up to their expectations of

我並沒有達到他們的期待：有個小孩

having children, and I'm not married. What is your good idea for getting through

而我也還沒結婚。你有什麼好方法讓我可以

the holidays without my parents making me feel like a failure?

好好度過這個假日，免於讓我父母影響心情嗎?

Hi LilKat, Gosh that's a really tough question.

嗨！LilKat，這真的是個難題

You have to realize that you have a job you love,

你必須知道，你擁有了自己喜歡的工作、

you bought a house, and you are financially independent.

你買了間房子，而你又是自己經濟獨立的

First of all those things are what parents wish for their children.

首先，這些事情都是父母對於小孩的期待

So I would say you're already successful. I would go home with your family I would

所以我會說，你已經很成功了。我會回家和我的家庭一起度過、

enjoy the holidays

享受這個假日

and I would not worry about what they expect from you as far as getting

而我也不會煩惱他們對於你遠至於

married and having kids.

結婚有小孩的期待

Getting married and having kids is not for everyone.

結婚和生小孩並不是每個人都想要的

You have to realize that in a perfect world kids would get parental approval.

你必須了解，在完美的世界裡，孩子們都會得到雙親的認可

That would be a perfect world. It's not a perfect world.

那只發生於完美的世界裡，現實並非完美的世界

Parents will always have expectations

父母親永遠會有

that we cannot live up to as kids, I'm sorry that's just the way it is.

我們無法達成的期待。我感到非常抱歉這就是無可避免的

There are seven billion people on the planet...

這個星球上有七十億的人口

and if you don't get approval from 2 of them, no big whoop!

如果你只是沒有得到其中的兩個人的認可，並非一件大事啊！

You know I mean? You're a good person you lived a good life,

你了解我的意思嗎?你是個很棒的人，你有著很好的生活

you're financially independent, you're doing well for yourself,

你的經濟獨立，你對於你自己非常的負責

you go girl! Go home and enjoy the holidays with your parents and don't

去吧！女孩。回家並和你的雙親一起享受假日

take it personally

別獨自渡過

let it go I'm telling you it's a good idea.

放手去做。我可以說是一個好主意

(Singing) It's a good idea.

(歌聲)這是一個好主意