wǒ jiào yīng yīng jīn nián suì

我叫莺莺，今年18岁

My name is Yingying, I am 18 years old

wǒ zài nián qián gēn bà bà hé mā mā yī qǐ

我在10年前，跟爸爸和妈妈一起

10 years ago, with my father and mother

cóng shàng hǎi bān dào dà lǐ de yī gè shān shàng shēng huó

从上海搬到大理的一个山上生活

Moving from Shanghai to life on a mountain in Dali

wǒ bà bà shì yī gè yì shù jiā

我爸爸是一个艺术家

My dad is an artist

cóng suì yǐ hòu wǒ jiù méi yǒu shàng guò xué

从9岁以后我就没有上过学

I haven't been to school since I was 9

bà bà tā jué dé tā zì jǐ néng gòu jiào yù wǒ

爸爸他觉得他自己能够教育我

Dad thinks he can educate me

zài suì nà nián wǒ jiù yán fā zì jǐ de xiǎo diǎn xīn

在13岁那年，我就研发自己的小点心

When I was 13 years old, I developed my own snacks

wǒ cháng shì kāi le yī gè xiǎo wēi diàn

我尝试开了一个小微店

I tried to open a small micro store

màn màn dì wēi diàn de shōu rù kě yǐ

慢慢地，微店的收入可以

Slowly, the income of the micro store can be

zuò wèi wǒ zì jǐ fù chū shēng huó kāi xiāo de yī bù fēn

作为我自己付出生活开销的一部分

As part of my own living expenses

zhè gè fáng zi shì nián qián zhù jìn lái de

这个房子是3年前住进来的

This house was moved in 3 years ago

fáng zi kàn chū qù jiù shì ěr hǎi

房子看出去就是洱海

The house is Erhai Lake

rán hòu zhōu wéi gōng lǐ zhǐ yǒu hù rén jiā

然后周围5公里只有4、5户人家

Then there are only 4 or 5 families in the surrounding 5 kilometers

fáng zi shì bà bà mā mā zì jǐ yī zhuān yī wǎ zào chū lái de

房子是爸爸妈妈自己一砖一瓦造出来的

The house was built brick by brick by mom and dad.

yī gòng yǒu píng mǐ

一共有400平米

A total of 400 square meters

yī lóu shì chú fáng

一楼是厨房

The first floor is the kitchen

èr lóu shì cān tīng kè fáng

二楼是餐厅、客房

The second floor is the restaurant and guest rooms

hái yǒu yī gè gé lóu shì wǒ zì jǐ de wò shì

还有一个阁楼是我自己的卧室

There is also an attic is my own bedroom

xiǎo shí hòu shì měi tiān dú sì shū wǔ jīng

小时候是每天读“四书五经”

When I was young, I read the "Four Books and Five Classics" every day

rán hòu yào liàn máo bǐ zì

然后要练毛笔字

Then you have to practice calligraphy

tā bà bà yě huì gěi wǒ zhǎo wǒ xǐ huān lè qì de lǎo shī

他（爸爸）也会给我找我喜欢乐器的老师

He (dad) will also find me a teacher who likes musical instruments

bǐ rú shuō wǒ xiàn zài zài xué shǒu fēng qín

比如说我现在在学手风琴

For example, I’m learning accordion now

gāng cóng shàng hǎi bān jiā dào cūn lǐ de shí hòu

刚从上海搬家到村里的时候

When I first moved from Shanghai to the village

jiù fǎn chà bǐ jiào dà

就反差比较大

The contrast is big

yǐ qián zài shàng hǎi wǒ jiù shì xiǎng chī shén me

以前在上海我就是想吃什么

What I wanted to eat in Shanghai before

wǒ kě yǐ chū mén zhí jiē mǎi dào

我可以出门直接买到

I can buy it directly when I go out

rán hòu lái le cūn lǐ yǐ hòu xiǎng chī shén me dōu méi yǒu

然后来了村里以后，想吃什么都没有

After I came to the village, I didn’t want to eat anything.

nà gè shí hòu mā mā jiù xiǎng dào xiān gěi wǒ zuò

那个时候妈妈就想到先给我做

At that time, my mother thought of making it for me first

hòu lái wǒ yě yǒu xīng qù gēn tā yī qǐ xué

后来我也有兴趣跟她一起学

Later I was also interested in learning with her

rán hòu wǒ yě mǎi le hěn duō hōng bèi pēng rèn de shū

然后我也买了很多烘焙、烹饪的书

Then I also bought a lot of baking and cooking books

wǒ zuò de zuì chéng gōng de yī kuǎn wēi diàn de chǎn pǐn jiù shì

我做的最成功的一款微店的产品就是

The most successful Weidian product I made is

yī gè niú yà táng

一个牛轧糖

A nougat

lǚ yóu de shí hòu wǒ qù qīng mài

旅游的时候我去清迈

I go to Chiang Mai when traveling

hē dào le tā běn dì yǒu yī zhǒng hěn yǒu tài guó fēng gé de yī zhǒng hóng chá

喝到了它本地有一种很有泰国风格的一种红茶

After drinking it, there is a very Thai style black tea

wǒ jiù jué dé rú guǒ zhè gè wèi dào fàng zài táng lǐ yīng gāi yě huì hěn bàng

我就觉得如果这个味道放在糖里应该也会很棒

I think if this taste is put in sugar, it will be great

lǚ xíng huí lái zhī hòu yán fā le zhè kuǎn táng

旅行回来之后，研发了这款糖

After returning from the trip, I developed this candy

tā shì yòng jìn kǒu de chún dàn nǎi yóu áo zhì de

它是用进口的纯淡奶油熬制的

It is made with imported pure whipped cream

tài guó hóng chá jiā shàng zhè gè nǎi yóu táng zuò wèi jī dǐ

泰国红茶加上这个奶油糖作为基底

Thai black tea with this butterscotch as a base

lǐ miàn jiā le sōng zi rén

里面加了松子仁

With pine nuts

wǒ yī nián zhōng zuì fù yǒu de shí hòu

我一年中最富有的时候

The richest time of the year

yī gè yuè kě néng yuè shōu rù wàn zuǒ yòu

一个月可能月收入2万左右

May earn about 20,000 yuan a month

wǒ zì jǐ chū mén mǎi jī piào

我自己出门买机票

I go out to buy a plane ticket

zhè xiē rì cháng kāi xiāo wǒ kě yǐ zì jǐ fù dān

这些日常开销我可以自己负担

I can afford the daily expenses

qióng kùn de shí hòu kě néng kuài yě méi yǒu

穷困的时候可能2000块也没有

When I was poor, I might not have 2000 yuan

wǒ de lǎo shī jiù bù zhǐ yǒu bà bà yī gè rén

我的老师就不只有爸爸一个人

My teacher is not the only one

yīn wèi jiā lǐ jīng cháng lái hěn duō péng yǒu de huà

因为家里经常来很多朋友的话

Because there are many friends at home

tā men dōu shì hěn yǒu qù de rén

他们都是很有趣的人

They are all very interesting people

tā men zài zì jǐ de xíng yè lǐ zuò de yě hěn bàng

他们在自己的行业里做的也很棒

They are also doing great in their industry

tīng tā men shì zěn me jiǎng huà de zhè yě shì wǒ de yī zhǒng xué xí

听他们是怎么讲话的，这也是我的一种学习

Listening to how they speak, this is also my kind of study

yǒu yī gè hěn hǎo kàn de xuán yá wǒ jīng cháng huì dài tā men qù nà lǐ zhuǎn

有一个很好看的悬崖，我经常会带他们去那里转

There is a nice cliff, and I often take them around there

wǒ men kě néng huì dài shàng dì tǎn dài shàng chī de

我们可能会带上地毯，带上吃的

We might bring carpets and food

wǒ huì dài shàng wǒ de shǒu fēng qín

我会带上我的手风琴

I will bring my accordion

wǒ qí shí cóng sì suì kāi shǐ

我其实从四岁开始

I actually started when I was four

jiù yǐ jīng duì chú shī zhè gè zhí yè hěn yǒu xīng qù

就已经对厨师这个职业很有兴趣

Already very interested in the profession of chef

dào xiàn zài wǒ jué dé chú shī yīng gāi shì wǒ yǐ hòu de yī gè zhí yè

到现在我觉得厨师应该是我以后的一个职业

Until now, I think chef should be a career for me in the future

wǒ lián yǐ hòu wǒ zì jǐ de mù zhì míng dōu xiǎng hǎo le

我连以后我自己的墓志铭都想好了

I even thought about my own epitaph

kě néng jiù shì chēng sǐ de

可能就是撑死的

May just be dead