每天分享一篇中英双语阅读，对英语口语的练习很有帮助，也是积累英语考试中写作，翻译素材的好资料，加油吧!

No one can tell me what to do.

没人能对我指手画脚。

Well, except mom.

嗯…除了我妈妈。

No one except my mom can tell me what to do.

除了我妈妈没人能对我指手画脚。

And maybe, girlfriend.

可能我女朋友可以。

No one except my mom and my girlfriend can tell me what to do.

除了我妈妈和女朋友没人能对我指手画脚。

Well, my manager as well.

嗯…老板也可以。

No one except my mom, my girlfriend and my manager can tell me whatto do.

除了我妈妈、女朋友和老板没人能对我指手画脚。

Also, the bank.

还有银行。

No one except my mom, my girlfriend, my manager and my bank can tellme what to do.

除了我妈妈、女朋友、老板和银行没人能对我指手画脚。

I forgot the law enforcement.

我忘了法律制裁了。

No one except my mom, my girlfriend, my manager, my bank and the lawenforcement can tell me what to do.

除了我妈妈、女朋友、老板、银行和法律制裁没人能对我指手画脚。

This is what freedom smells like!

这就是自由的滋味!

Some of the best benefits of growing up which aren’t often spoken of:

不经常被人们提起的长大最大的好处：

Not feeling locked into the immutable social categories set for you byyour peers (ie. not feeling defined by others);

不再感觉被禁锢在身边人为你设定的一成不变的社交范畴了(也就是说，不再感觉被别人定义了);

The development of significantly better self-esteem, which mightpreviously have been trounced on a daily basis by toxic parents or otherchildren and bullies you had no choice being around;

更好地培养自尊，以前自尊可能每天会被你身边无法选择的糟糕的父母或其他孩子和爱欺负别人的人所践踏;