wǒ shì

我是chloe chen

I am Chloe Chen

shì yī gè fú zhuāng shè jì shī

是一个服装设计师

Is a fashion designer

wǒ bān dào shàng hǎi yǒu nián le

我搬到上海有12年了

I moved to Shanghai for 12 years

wǒ xiàn zài gēn wǒ liǎng gè bǎo bèi nǚ ér

我现在跟我两个宝贝女儿

I am now with my two baby girls

zhù zài shàng hǎi lǎo fǎ zū jiè

住在上海（老）法租界

Live in Shanghai (old) French Concession

zhè gè fáng zi yǒu píng fāng gōng chǐ

这个房子有370、380平方公尺

This house has 370 square meters, 380 square meters

zhè gè shì yī gè píng céng gōng yù

这个是一个平层公寓

This is a flat floor apartment

zuì hǎo de dì fāng jiù shì gōng gòng kōng jiān gé chéng liǎng bù fēn

最好的地方，就是公共空间隔成两部分

The best place is that the public space is divided into two parts

wài miàn de bù fēn shì dà rén de kōng jiān

外面的部分是，大人的空间

The outside part is a space for adults

rán hòu lìng wài yī gè xiǎo de kè tīng shì xiǎo péng yǒu de kè tīng

然后另外一个小的客厅是小朋友的客厅

Then another small living room is the children’s living room

wǒ men bǐ cǐ hěn zūn zhòng bǐ cǐ de kōng jiān

我们彼此很尊重彼此的空间

We respect each other's space

suī rán wǒ hěn ài wǒ de hái zi

虽然我很爱我的孩子

Although I love my child very much

dàn shì wǒ jué dé bù yào bǎ zhěng gè fáng zi dōu gěi le hái zi

但是我觉得，不要把整个房子都给了孩子

But I think, don’t give the whole house to the child

hǎo xiàng wǒ men méi yǒu zì jǐ kōng jiān yī yàng

好像我们没有自己空间一样

As if we don't have our own space

wǒ liǎng gè nǚ ér xiàn zài

我两个女儿现在

My two daughters now

suì shì suì

morgan6岁，london是4岁

Morgan is 6 years old, London is 4 years old

wǒ jué dé yǒu jiě mèi shì yī jiàn hěn xìng fú de shì qíng

我觉得有姐妹是一件很幸福的事情

I think having sisters is a very happy thing

wǒ ràng tā men liǎng gè shuì yī gè fáng jiān

我让她们两个睡一个房间

I let them sleep in the same room

kě yǐ péi yǎng tā men gǎn qíng

可以培养她们感情

Can cultivate their feelings

zhè gè jiā lǐ miàn duì wǒ zuì bǎo guì de dōng xī

这个家里面对我最宝贵的东西

This family faces my most precious thing

yīng gāi jiù shì wǒ wò shì lǐ de chuáng ba

应该就是我卧室里的床吧

It should be the bed in my bedroom

wǒ nǚ ér měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu guò lái

我女儿每天早上都过来

My daughter comes every morning

rán hòu wǒ men jiù ài zài chuáng shàng liáo tiān

然后我们就爱在床上聊天

Then we love to chat in bed

yīn wèi cóng xiǎo de shí hòu wǒ mā mā gēn wǒ jiù shì zhè yàng zi

因为从小的时候，我妈妈跟我就是这样子

Because when I was young, my mother and I were like this

wǒ men jiā yǒu sì gè hái zi

我们家有四个孩子

Our family has four children

měi tiān zǎo chén qǐ chuáng dì yī jiàn shì jiù shì pǎo qù mā mā fáng jiān

每天早晨起床第一件事就是跑去妈妈房间

The first thing I do when I get up every morning is to go to my mother's room

wō zài mā mā de bèi zi lǐ miàn

窝在妈妈的被子里面

Nestled in mother's quilt

suǒ yǐ wǒ hěn xǐ huān lài chuáng

所以我很喜欢赖床

So I like to stay in bed

wǒ gēn wǒ qián fū yīn wèi lí hūn de guān xì

我跟我前夫因为离婚的关系

My ex-husband and I were divorced

rán hòu wǒ men liǎ xiàn zài chù dé gèng hǎo

然后我们俩现在处得更好

Then we are getting better together now

wǒ men zhù tóng yī gè xiǎo qū

我们住同一个小区

We live in the same community

tā suí shí xiǎng lái kàn xiǎo péng yǒu dōu kě yǐ

他随时想来看小朋友都可以

He can visit the kids anytime he wants

wǒ men yī nián yī qǐ dài xiǎo péng yǒu chū qù wán yī liǎng cì

我们一年一起带小朋友出去玩一两次

We take the kids out once or twice a year

wǒ men liǎng gè de gòng shí jiù shì

我们两个的共识就是

The consensus of the two of us is

lí hūn shì dà rén de jué dìng bù yào qù yǐng xiǎng xiǎo hái zi

离婚是大人的决定，不要去影响小孩子

Divorce is an adult’s decision, don’t influence the children

wǒ qí shí bù tài xǐ huān zhù fàn diàn

我其实不太喜欢住饭店

I don't really like staying in hotels

wǒ guān niàn hěn zhōng guó wǒ jué dé rén yī dìng yào mǎi fáng zi

我观念很中国，我觉得人一定要买房子

My concept is very Chinese, I think people must buy a house

cháng cháng qù de chéng shì wǒ xǐ huān yǒu jiā de gǎn jué

常常去的城市我喜欢有家的感觉

I like to feel at home in the cities I often go to

suǒ yǐ xiàn zài zài tái běi niǔ yuē xiāng gǎng shàng hǎi dōu yǒu yī gè jiā

所以现在在台北、纽约、香港、上海、都有一个家

So now I have a home in Taipei, New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai,

nián bān le cì jiā

12年搬了5次家

Moved 5 times in 12 years

měi gè rén tīng dào bān jiā dōu jué dé tóu hěn tòng

每个人听到搬家都觉得头很痛

Everyone feels a headache when they hear the move

rán hòu wǒ shì tīng dào bān jiā wǒ jiù hěn xīng fèn

然后我是听到搬家我就很兴奋

Then I was very excited when I heard the move

měi yī cì bān jiā wǒ dōu huì yǒu yī gè zhǔ tí

每一次搬家我都会有一个主题

I have a theme every time I move

jiù xiàng wǒ men měi yī jì zuò yī gè fú zhuāng de xì liè

就像我们每一季做一个服装的系列

Just like we make a clothing series every season

huì yǒu yī gè gài niàn yī yàng

会有一个concept（概念）一样

There will be a concept like

yǒu xiē rén huì shuō wǒ hǎo pà shēng hái zi

有些人会说我好怕生孩子

Some people will say I'm so afraid of having children

shēng hái zi yǐ hòu jiù méi yǒu wǒ zì jǐ de shēng huó le

生孩子以后就没有我自己的生活了

I don’t have a life of my own after giving birth

wǒ shuō bù huì ya

我说不会呀

I said no

kàn nǐ zì jǐ de xīn tài gēn nǐ zì jǐ zěn me qù fēn pèi ér yǐ

看你自己的心态跟你自己怎么去分配而已

It depends on your own mentality and how you allocate it

suǒ yǐ wǒ měi nián dà gài huì lǚ xíng zuì shǎo dào cì ba

所以我每年大概会旅行最少12到15次吧

So I probably travel at least 12 to 15 times a year

yī bàn jiù shì méi yǒu dài zhù xiǎo hái de

一半就是没有带著小孩的

Half of them didn't bring children

měi tiān de gōng zuò shí jiān chà bù duō sì dào wǔ gè xiǎo shí zuì duō le

每天的工作时间差不多四到五个小时最多了

The working time per day is almost four to five hours at most

rán hòu shèng xià de shí jiān jiù shì huā zài nǚ ér shēn shàng

然后剩下的时间就是花在女儿身上

And the rest of the time is spent on my daughter

huā zài wǒ zì jǐ shēn shàng

花在我自己身上

Spend on myself

wǒ jué dé suì yǐ hòu shì wǒ zuì shū fú de zhuàng tài

我觉得40岁以后是我最舒服的状态

I think after 40 years old is my most comfortable state

wǒ yī bān jiù shì huì zài lǐ bài wǔ huò lǐ bài liù jiù xuǎn yī tiān

我一般就是会在礼拜五或礼拜六就选一天

I usually choose one day on Friday or Saturday

jiù qǐng péng yǒu lái jiā lǐ chī fàn

就请朋友来家里吃饭

I invited my friends to eat at home

zhè nián lái

这12年来

These 12 years

wǒ zài shàng hǎi péi yǎng le yī zhǒng hěn shēn de gǎn qíng

我在上海培养了一种很深的感情

I cultivated a deep feeling in Shanghai

tái wān dāng rán shì wǒ de gù xiāng

台湾当然是我的故乡

Taiwan is of course my hometown

dàn shì wǒ jué dé shàng hǎi gèng xiàng wǒ de jiā

但是我觉得上海更像我的家

But I think Shanghai is more like my home