My mother taught public school, went to Harvard and then got her master's there and taught fifth and sixth grade in a public school. My dad had a more working-class lifestyle. He didn't go to college. He was an auto mechanic and a bartender and a janitor at Harvard.

我母亲在公立学校教书，上了哈佛大学，然后在那里获得硕士学位，在一所公立学校教五年级和六年级。我父亲的生活方式更倾向于工人阶级。他没有上过大学。他是哈佛大学的一名汽车机械师、酒保和看门人。

My mother thinks I could have even run a larger company.

我母亲认为我甚至可以经营一家更大的公司。

My mother told me on several different occasions that she was livin' her dream vicariously through me. She once said that I was getting' to do all the things that she would have wanted to have done.

我母亲在不同的场合告诉我，她正通过我来实现她的梦想。她曾说，我可以做所有她想做的事情。

My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.

我妈妈告诉我要做一个淑女。对她来说，这意味着做你自己，独立。

My mother turned into a professional widow. She couldn't understand why I wanted to be an engineer; she thought I should be a chicken farmer.

我母亲成了职业寡妇。她不明白我为什么想成为一名工程师;她认为我应该成为一个养鸡户。

My mother use to tell me about the ocean.

我妈妈过去常给我讲海洋的事。

My mother used to go out on her own, and I used to have to keep a look out for my stepfather coming home.

我妈妈过去常常一个人出去，而我过去常常要照看我继父回家。

My mother used to say, "He who angers you, conquers you!" But my mother was a saint.

我妈妈常说:“谁惹你生气，谁就征服你!”但我母亲是个圣人。

My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.

我母亲曾经告诉我，男人给予奖赏，上帝给予奖赏。我不需要另一个空斑。

My mother used to tell me, “Things always look worse at night.” For the most part, I believe her. But some of the troubles that keep me from sleeping look just as bad in the morning.

我妈妈曾经告诉我，“晚上的情况总是更糟。”“在很大程度上，我相信她。但有些让我无法入睡的烦恼在早上看起来也一样糟糕。

My mother used to wheel me about the campus when we lived in that neighborhood and, as she recounted years later, she would tell me that I would go to McGill.

我们住在那个社区的时候，我妈妈经常带我在校园里转来转去。

My mother wanted me off her hands. She was a working woman. She designed clothes, and she was a celebrity collector. It's my mother's ambition to be a celebrity.

我母亲想让我离开她的手。她是个职业妇女。她设计服装，是一位名人收藏家。我妈妈的志向是成为一个名人。

My mother wanted me to be a concert pianist.

我母亲想让我成为一名音乐会钢琴家。

My mother was a P.E. teacher, and she was kind of a fanatic about fitness and nutrition growing up, so it was ingrained in me at a young age. As I get older, I'm finding out it's not about getting all buffed up and looking good. It's more about staying healthy and flexible.

我的母亲是一名体育老师，她在成长过程中对健身和营养有着狂热的追求，所以在我很小的时候，这一点就在我心中根深蒂固。随着年龄的增长，我发现这并不是为了让自己变得光鲜亮丽。更重要的是保持健康和灵活。

My mother was a churchgoing lady, so I always heard about God at home.

我母亲是一位上教堂的女士，所以我总是在家里听到上帝的故事。