2. The world is full of guys. Don't be a guy; be a man. (Say Anything)

2.这世界上到处都是男的。做个男人，别就当个男的。（电影《情到深处》）

In high school, my main goal in life was to be average. I didn't want to stand out; I wanted to blend. I think most teenagers do, as standing out is perceived as a bad thing too often at that age. But one thing I definitely want my boys and my daughter to know is that the world is, indeed, full of guys, as Lili Taylor's character states to John Cusack's Lloyd. I am trying to teach my children to strive for more than average, not to be afraid to be exceptional. I want them to do the right and genuine thing, even when it's harder, or even when it leaves them vulnerable. I hope they have standing-in-the-rain-with-boombox moments of their own someday.

高中时，我只想做个普通人。我不再成天想着要脱颖而出；我选择混入人群，掩藏自己。我相信不少青少年也有过这种心理，因为在那个年纪，大家都很排斥标新立异。但我想让我的儿子女儿知道这样一个事实：电影中莉莉·泰勒（Lili Taylor）扮演的角色曾对约翰·库萨克（John Cusack）扮演的劳埃德（Lloyd）说道，我努力得教导我的孩子，教他们不做普通人，教他们勇于突破。我希望他们遵循自己的内心生活，即使这条人生路困难重重，即使这样做等于把自己置于风口浪尖。我仍希望他们有一天能拿着收音机站在风雨中。