There is the shirt and pant bought by my daughter's seventh aunti last month.
These are the dresses and pants presented by my daughter's third aunti.
These are the new clothes bought by her grandmother-in-law last month when she travelled in Guangxi Province.
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Receiving new clothes with frequency from friends and relatives , my daughter's 1.6*1.8meter's wardrobe is almost full. On one hand, I hold the belief that she can wear different clothes all year round without repeatting the same one;on the other hand, it is sort of trouble for me for the reason that inevitably I have to spend certain time classify the clothes as well as put them away.
由于经常收到亲戚朋友买的衣服,我女儿那1.6*1.8米的衣柜几乎快要“爆棚”了。一方面,我觉得我女儿一天穿一套衣服,一年四季都可以不重复。另一方面,衣服那么多对我来说也是个烦恼之事,因为不可避免地我要花“一定的”时间去把衣服归类收拾好。
Judging from the picture above, can you guess how many hours it took me to finish it? Honestly speaking, my daughter is solely EIGHT-month old owning so many clothes. I can't imagine how many clothes will she have in the following years to come. And the future?
从上图,你能猜出我花了多长时间整理那衣柜吗?实话说,我女儿才八个月就拥有这么多衣服!我无法想象,在接下来几年里,她会有多少衣服呢,未来又会怎么样?
All of a sudden it reminds me of the life I used to lead. In comparison with my daughter's present life,great changes have taken place , including the material life and the spiritual life.
突然间我想起了我以前的生活。与女儿现在的生活相比较,不论是物质生活还是精神生活,都发生了巨大变化。
Material life
物质生活
In the past, our ultimate goal in life was to fill our stomach. I didn't have a great number of clothes, and my sister often wore clothes which didn't fit me. I didn't have new clothes until the new semester came or the New Year approached. At that instance I would be over the moom looking forward to that day and entirely appreciated for my parents.
在过去,我们生活的最终目标就是为了填饱肚子。我没有很多衣服,而我穿不下的衣服,全都留给我妹妹穿。每次新年到来或者新的学期,我爸爸妈妈就会给我买新衣服,所以我特别期待那天的到来。那天我就会欣喜若狂,也会非常的感激爸爸妈妈。
In my childhood, I didn't pocess a great number of toys, which were luxurious for me. I played the wet soil dug from the pond, the sand in the forest or on the ground and sometimes the insects or the plants in the orchard. Do you know the name of the animal in the following picture ?It constantly appears in the Longan tree during the harvest period.
童年时期,我没有很多的玩具,玩具对我来说都是很奢侈的。我从池塘里挖一些潮湿的土来玩,或者是把森林里、地上的沙子拿来玩,有时候还去果园里玩一些植物或者昆虫。你认识下面这张图片的动物吗?它经常在龙眼丰收时节出现。
Of course sometimes I longed for candies;sometimes I hungered for toys;sometimes I starved for a beautiful elegant dress. And yet my mom seldom bought me those things. Regardless of it, she loved me most. One thing she always supported me to buy was school supplies no matter how poor she was. It was apparent that she wanted me to struggling hard in my study. So I did. Every time she was beaming with satisfaction after I told her how many scores I had achieved in the exam paper.Thereupon I set up my mind to study hard , never letting any hints of frustration come over her face.
当然,有时候我也想要糖果,我想要玩具,我想要漂亮优雅的裙子,可是我妈妈几乎不给我买。尽管如此,她还是最爱我的。无论她多穷,她都一定会给我买一样东西,那就是学习用品。很明显,我妈妈希望我好好学习。每次我把考试成绩告诉她的时候,她脸上都会洋溢着满意的笑容。所以我下定决心要好好学习,不要让她失望。
As for my daughter,fortune has smiled on my daughter. She is blessed with a happy big family,owning to many of her friends relatives, including her parents, grandparents,seven auntis , two uncles……They frequently buy her lots of things from clothes ,toys to any other everyday items. Of all these things, clothes is the most, toys placed second. Even so I would be concerned about my daughter. With so many choice about toys , can they mislead her actions?Or will she cherish the toys she has owned? Will she become a spoiled brat as she is an apple of our eyes? I must weight up the pros and cons occasionally. Eventually I made my decision to pack up some of my daughter's toys, just leaving part of them suitably for her to play. When they are broken, I will give her new ones.
对于我女儿来说,我觉得幸运女神一直很眷顾她。她出生于一个幸福的大家庭里面,拥有很多的亲戚朋友,比如说,她的父母,她的爷爷奶奶,她的外公外婆,她的六个姑姑,她的两个舅舅,她的一个姨姨等等。从衣服、玩具到其他的日常用品,他们都会经常给她买。在那么多东西当中,衣服是最多的,玩具次之。尽管如此我还是会担心我的女儿。拥有那么多的玩具,是否会误导她的选择行为?或者她会不会珍惜这些玩具?会不会因为她是我们的掌上明珠而变成一个被宠坏的孩子?有时候我必须权衡利弊。最后我下定决心把玩具打包起来,留下一小部分适合的给她玩。当那些玩具坏了,我再给她新玩具玩。
Spiritual life
精神生活
Previously my material life was limited, but my spiritual life was vivid. The trying times made me stronger and gave me persistence. In addition, I have the courge to conquer difficulties by my own.Last but not least, I truly know what I want and pursue it .Being the eldest child in my family, I learn how to take good care of my two brothers and sister.
以前的物质生活有限,但是我的精神生活很丰富。过去艰难的岁月使我变得坚强,给我坚持不懈的毅力,让我有勇气独自面对生活中的艰难险阻。最重要的是我一直都知道我想要什么并为之奋斗。作为家中的长女,我还学会照顾两个弟弟和妹妹。
Nowadays the spiritual life is more colorful,bringing lots of joys to the next generation. GuLong once said in XingYue Legend ,“All the good luck will come to a girl who loves laughing!” As a consequence, when I rear my daughter I always make her laugh consciously . Expectedly she is fond of smiling. With more care from friends and relatives, I firmly believe my daughter is bound to grow up healthily and happily.
现在的精神生活更加丰富多彩,给下一代人带来很多乐趣。“爱笑的女人,运气不会差。”古龙在《星月传奇》里说道。所以,我在带女儿的时候有意识地逗她笑。正像我所期盼那样,她很喜欢微笑。来自大人更多的关爱,我坚信女儿一定会健康快乐成长起来!
It drawned on me that maybe it was possibly the good change of the development of our society.And yet we should take positive attitude towards high-tech products. Proper use of it will be of great significance for me. Facing those teens who are addicted to it, the author of The Teen's Guide to World Domination , Josh shipp advises,“ Avoid temptation to sit in a dark corner playing Fruit Ninja.” May all of the teens (including my daughter)make full use of what he/she pocesses and be a person benefiting our society.
我突然明白或许这是社会的不断进步的一个好的变化。但是我们应该对高科技产品保持正确的态度。高科技产品的正确使用对我们意义重大。面对一些对高科技产品上瘾的青少年,《青少年如何领导世界》一书的作者乔希.希普建议说:“避开坐在一个黑暗的角落里玩《水果忍者》游戏这样的诱惑吧。”希望所有的青少年,包括我的女儿,充分利用现有的优越条件,未来能够成为一个对社会有用的人。