只要你幸福就好

“只要你幸福就好”-----相信这绝对是天下所有父母对儿女的内心写照！父母也许并不在乎儿女能挣到多少钱、达到多高的成就，因为在他们眼里，只要儿女过的幸福，他们就很幸福！

We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. 我们竭尽全力想让我们的儿女们过得更好，而结果却是适得其反。

For my grandchildren, I d know better.

对我的孙辈们，我就明智得多了。

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

我真的希望他们能够了解什么是兄长传下来的旧衣服，家制的冰淇淋，以及吃剩的肉糕。 I really would.

我真的希望。

My cherished grandson,

我的宝贝孙子，

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

我希望你在经受失败的考验之后能学会谦卑，也希望你能学会诚实，即使在没有人注视你的时候。

I hope you learn to make your bed ,

我希望你能学会自己叠被子，

and mow the lawn and wash the car-and I hope nobody gives you a brand-new car when you are sixteen.

自己刈草坪，自己洗车--我还希望在你满十六岁时没有人送给你一辆崭新的轿车。 It will be good if at least one time you can see a baby calf born,

假如你至少有一次机会看见小牛犊出生，

and you have a good friend to be with you if you ever have to put your old dog to sleep.

假如你不得不为你的老狗送终，那时有一位好朋友在场为你作伴--那样该有多好啊！ I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.

我希望你能为自己的所信仰与人斗得眼青脸肿。

I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother.

我希望你能和你弟弟共一间卧室。

And it is all right to draw a line down the middle of the room,

即使你在卧室中间划一条分界线也没关系。

but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he s scared, I hope you ll let him.

可是，当弟弟因为害怕而要爬进你的被窝时，我希望你会接纳他。

And when you want to see a Disney movie and your kid brother wants to tag along,I hope you take him.

当你要出去看迪斯尼电影，你的小弟弟想做你的小尾巴时，我希望你能带上他。

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