mǎi zhè tào fáng zi de shí hòu

买这套房子的时候

When I bought this house

wǒ de hūn yīn jī běn chù yú yī gè pò liè de zhuàng tài

我的婚姻基本处于一个破裂的状态

My marriage had just broken up

rán hòu hái zi yě hěn xiǎo cái jǐ gè yuè

然后孩子也很小，才几个月

And my kid was just several months’ old

wǒ qǐng le yī gè fēng shuǐ dà shī guò lái kàn le yī xià wǒ de fáng zi

我请了一个风水大师过来看了一下我的房子

I invited a Fengshui master to look at my house

tā gào sù wǒ shuō hēi sè kě néng bǐ jiào shì hé wǒ

他告诉我说，黑色可能比较适合我

And he told me black might fit me

gāng gāng lí hūn dài zhù hái zi chū lái zhuāng xiū yī tào fáng zi

刚刚离婚带著孩子出来装修一套房子

I was just divorced and had a small kid with me

xiǎng zhuāng xiū dé bǐ jiào wēn xīn bǐ jiào tián měi yī diǎn de

想装修得比较温馨，比较甜美一点的

At the beginning, I wanted the decoration to be warm and sweet

zài zhuāng xiū de guò chéng zhōng kāi shǐ zhú jiàn dì shì fàng zì wǒ

在装修的过程中，开始逐渐地释放自我

But gradually I let myself go

kě néng jié hé wǒ de wǔ xíng lǐ miàn huǒ tǔ bǐ jiào wàng zhè yàng yī gè tè xìng

可能结合我的五行里面火、土比较旺，这样一个特性

Probably among my 5 five elements, fire and earth are strong

yòng hēi sè shǔ shuǐ lái zuò yī gè yā zhì

用黑色属水来做一个压制

So I need black, which belongs to the element water, to balance

xuǎn zé le zhè zhǒng bǐ jiào àn hēi de sè xì

选择了这种比较暗黑的色系

So I chose dark colors

kè tīng lǐ kě néng yǒu yī xiē dài shā de dì fāng

客厅里可能有一些带煞的地方

Some places in the living room might have “Sha Qi”(forms in a space that make people feel uncomfortable)

hēi sè yǒu zhèn shā de zuò yòng

黑色有镇煞的作用

Black can hold such forms

hēi sè qí shí shì bù tóng céng cì de hēi

黑色其实是不同层次的黑

Actually there are different shades of black in my house

jiā lǐ de guì tǐ yī guì chú guì ba tái

家里的柜体、衣柜、橱柜、吧台

Cabinets, cupboards, wardrobes and bar counters

zhè xiē yòng dào de shì chún hēi

这些用到的是纯黑

Are purely black

gōng gòng kōng jiān de zhè gè kāi fàng shì de shā lián yòng dào de shì tàn hēi

公共空间的这个开放式的纱帘用到的是碳黑

This sheer curtain in the open space is carbon dark

qiáng miàn de huà dà miàn jī yòng dào de shì shēn huī sè

墙面的话大面积用到的是深灰色

And there is a big stretch of dark grey on walls

wǒ de zhěng gè jiā jū de sè cǎi chú le hēi sè shēn huī zhī wài

我的整个家居的色彩除了黑色、深灰之外

Besides black and dark grey

hái shì yǒu dà liàng dì yòng dào zǔ mǔ lǜ yǐ jí jīn sè

还是有大量地用到祖母绿以及金色

I also adopted a large amount of emerald and gold

yīn wèi wǒ de táo huā wèi qí shí shì zài xià shuǐ dào nà gè dì fāng

因为我的桃花位其实是在下水道那个地方

And because the position of love life for me in the house is at the sewers

jiù dǎo zhì wǒ de gǎn qíng shàng miàn huì yǒu hěn duō bù shùn de dì fāng

就导致我的感情上面会有很多不顺的地方

Which would bring me a lot of obstacles

jīn sè mǎ tǒng de huà kě néng huì yǒu zhèn yā de zuò yòng

金色马桶的话可能会有镇压的作用

A golden closestool might act as suppression

wǒ hái zhēn qù wǎng shàng sōu le

我还真去网上搜了

I really searched online

yě shì qiān xīn wàn kǔ dì mǎi huí le jīn sè de mǎ tǒng

也是千辛万苦地买回了金色的马桶

And bought a golden closestool through a lot of hardships

dǎo zhì zhè gè mǎ tǒng chéng le zhěng gè jiā lǐ zuì xī jīng de dì fāng

导致这个马桶成了整个家里最吸睛的地方

So now this closestool has become the highlight of the whole house

qí shí zhōng guó rén dōu bǐ jiào jì huì hēi sè

其实中国人都比较忌讳黑色

Generally Chinese don’t like black

dōu jué dé hēi sè shì yī gè hěn bù jí lì de yán sè

都觉得黑色是一个很不吉利的颜色

Considering it as a very ominous color

bāo kuò wǒ de fù mǔ yě shì hěn chuán tǒng de

包括我的父母也是很传统的

Including my parents

fù mǔ shì hěn jí duān dì jiù zhí jiē gào sù wǒ

父母是很极端地就直接告诉我

They told me straightforward

nǐ yǐ hòu nòng chéng zhè yàng zi wǒ bù lái le

你以后弄成这样子我不来了

“We won’t come here if you insist such style”

qí shí wǒ zì jǐ jué dé hēi sè shì yī gè hěn kě yǐ xī nà qíng xù de sè cǎi

其实我自己觉得黑色是一个很可以吸纳情绪的色彩

But I think black can absorb your emotions

zhè gè sè cǎi jiù xiàng hēi sè de mù bù

这个色彩就像黑色的幕布

It’s like in front of a black curtain

shén me yàng de sè cǎi zài zhè gè hēi sè mù bù xià miàn dōu gèng róng yì tū xiǎn chū lái

什么样的色彩在这个黑色幕布下面都更容易凸显出来

Other colors show up more easily

wǒ jué dé qí shí zhěng gè jiā lǐ de hēi sè

我觉得其实整个家里的黑色

To me the black in my house

gēn wǒ de qíng gǎn yǐ jí zhí yè de zhuǎn biàn dōu shì yǒu yī dìng guān xì de

跟我的情感以及职业的转变都是有一定关系的

Has a relation with the ups and downs in my emotion and career

céng jīng shí jǐ nián yī zhí zài sì dà huì jì shī shì wù suǒ gōng zuò

曾经十几年，一直在四大会计师事务所工作

I had worked in one of the “Big Four” accounting firms for 10 years

wǒ zhēn de shì duì zhè gè shēng huó shì fēi cháng yàn juàn de

我真的是对这个生活是非常厌倦的

I was really tired of such life

jīn nián yuè kāi shǐ

今年1月开始

So since this January

wǒ yě shì bǎ yǒng shēng huā shè jì zhè gè zuò wèi wǒ de zhǔ yè

我也是把永生花设计这个作为我的主业

I take designing preserved flowers as my main job

wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng qǐ lái huì gěi zì jǐ pào yī bēi kā fēi huò zhě shì dào yī bēi xiǎo jiǔ

我每天早上起来会给自己泡一杯咖啡或者是倒一杯小酒

Every morning, I make myself a cup of coffee or enjoy a drink

fàng yī diǎn yīn lè

放一点音乐

With the music going

xiān zuò huā yì de shè jì hé dā pèi

先做花艺的设计和搭配

First I do the design and match

rán hòu jiù zài jiā lǐ tóu zhǎo yī gè huán jìng qù pāi zhào piàn

然后就在家里头找一个环境去拍照片

And then choose a setting in the house and take pictures

wǒ men jiā xiǎo hái chāo jí xǐ huān zhè gè huán jìng

我们家小孩超级喜欢这个环境

My child loves this environment

zài zhè lǐ wán jī mù yě hǎo

在这里玩积木也好

Whether she plays toy bricks

gēn wǒ yī qǐ zài zhè lǐ wán yī xiē zhuō mí cáng de yóu xì yě hǎo

跟我一起在这里玩一些捉迷藏的游戏也好

Or play hide and seek with me

tā dōu xiǎn dé tè bié kāi xīn

她都显得特别开心

She looks very happy

hěn duō zhì yí de shēng yīn huì shuō

很多质疑的声音会说

Many would doubt that

xiǎo hái zi zài zhè zhǒng huán jìng lǐ tóu bù yào dé yì yù zhèng

小孩子在这种环境里头不要得抑郁症

Kids living in such home would suffer from depression

qí shí wǒ shì chōng mǎn zhèng néng liàng de dān qīn mā mā

其实我是充满正能量的单亲妈妈

But actually I am a very positive single mother

xī wàng zhuāng xiū yī tào yǒu wǒ zì jǐ míng zì

希望装修一套有我自己名字

I just want to decorate a house

yǒu wǒ zì jǐ fú hào de zhè yàng yī tào fáng zi

有我自己符号的这样一套房子

With my own signature, my own symbols

yě shì xī wàng gěi xiǎo hái yī xiē

也是希望给小孩一些

I also hope my child would feel that

mā mā hěn lì hài mā mā hěn qiáng dà

妈妈很厉害、妈妈很强大

“My mom is strong.” “My mom is amazing.” 56

zhè yàng de yī gè zhèng néng liàng de gǔ lì

这样的一个正能量的鼓励

To inspire and encourage her