Dear Daughter,
We are so happy and proud to bring you to this world. Over the past 30 years you have not only grown from a lovely baby to a happy and confident professional, you have given us so much joy and love. We would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We often discuss such a question: it is not those achievements that you have expended your intelligence and energy to achieve that make us most happy and proud, not the high quality commercial performances in the big theater accompanied by the big orchestra when you were only 16 year old, nor the MD degree you got from a top university at the age of 25, it is your honesty and humility that are rare among contemporary youth. No matter what achievements you have made, we have never seen you show a little self-righteous attitude. We have never seen you pretend to understand something you are not sure about. You are always so humble and realistic. This is something that most people in the world cannot do, including ourselves. A person’s good qualities are as important as his/her achievements, and most of the time more important. On your 30th birthday, we wish you happiness, health, and confidence as you embark on your new journey.
Love Mom and Dad X/X/2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
親愛的女兒, 能把你帶到這個世界上來,是我們感到非常高興和自豪的一件事。在過去的 30 年裡,你不僅從一個可愛的嬰兒成長為一個快樂並充滿自信的專業人士,你同時也帶給了我們那樣多的歡樂和愛。我們衷心感謝你! 我們經常在討論這樣一個問題:最讓我們開心和自豪的,不是你付出智慧和精力所取得的成就,不是你16歲時就在大樂團的伴奏下在大劇院中所作的成功的商業演出,也不是你25歲就拿到的名牌大學的醫學博士學位,是你那種誠實和謙遜的品格,這在當代年輕人中是少有的。不管你取得了怎樣的成績,我們從未見過你表現出一絲一毫的自以為是,我們也從未見過你對沒有把握的事不懂裝懂。那種始終如一的誠實和謙遜,是世界上大多數人做不到的事情,也包括我們自己。一個人的良好品格與他/她的成就一樣地重要,而且大多數時候更重要。 在你 30 歲生日之際,我們祝您幸福、健康、自信地踏上新的旅程。 愛你的 媽媽,爸爸 2022年X月X日
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