生詞
抓紧
firmly grasp; pay close attention to
I didn’t put in much special effort, but I learned it anyway.
我没怎么太努力就会了
在生活上父母對我很好，我想要什麼他們就給我什麼，但是在學習上他們抓得可緊了
My parents are very good to me in terms of daily life; they give me whatever I want. However, they are very strict with my studies.
在生活上，父母对我很好，我想要什么他们就给我什么，但是在学习上，他们抓得可紧了。
In life, my parents are very kind to me, they give me whatever I want; but in terms of studies, they are strict with me.
大杂院
multiple-household compound
No matter how good it is, I don’t like it.
(不管/无论/不论)多好我也不喜欢
可我真不明白，我媽不會彈鋼琴，我爸從來不是優等生，他們不也活得好好的，挺有出息的嗎
But I really don't understand. My mom can't play the piano, and my dad was never a top student, yet they're doing just fine and are quite successful.
可我真不明白，妈妈不会弹钢琴，爸爸不是每门功课都考九十分，也生活得好好的，为什么我就得这么辛苦地读书、练琴呢？
But I really don’t get it that even though my mother can’t play piano and my dad didn’t get 90 percent right for every test, they all live well. Why do I have to study hard and practice piano then?
挤
crowd; squeeze
Traveling to China allows you to both learn about Chinese culture and practice speaking Chinese.
去中国旅游既可以了解中国的文化，又可以练习说中文。
We just decorated the house the way we liked, without doing any major renovations.
我們只是按自己喜歡的樣子把家弄了弄，也沒大搞裝修
Your living room is decorated very nicely: simple, comfortable, and with great taste.
你们的客厅布置得很好，既简单又舒服，还很大方。
问候
extend greetings to; send regards to
Take as many as you need, but don’t take them all.
需要几个拿几个，别都拿走。
Now that the children have all moved out, the elderly couple, living a leisurely life, are starting to miss the lively life of three generations living together.
現在孩子們真的都搬出去了，過著悠閒日子的老倆口兒倒又懷念起從前三代同堂的熱鬧生活了
想想你们以前住在大杂院里，又挤又窄，几家人还得共用一个厨房、厕所，生活多不方便！
Think about the time when you lived in a crowded and narrow multi-family compound, with several families sharing one kitchen and one bathroom. How inconvenient it was!
怀念
cherish the memory of; think of
The room is decorated in a way that looks simple, comfortable, and very elegant.
房间这样布置看着既简单又舒服，还很大方.
Watching the whole family gathered around the table, eating, drinking, talking, and laughing, the elderly couple were overjoyed.
看著全家老小圍著桌子，坐在一起，吃著喝著，說著笑著，老倆口兒開心極了
Their children are busy, most time they just make some phone calls to say Hi to them, they only come back home to see their parents on weekends and on holidays.
平时孩子们都忙,就是打打电话，问候一下，只有在周末和节假日才回来跟二老团聚。