Growing pains
成長的煩惱
Many teenagers feel lonely, as if no one understands them and the changes they are going through.
很多青少年感到孤獨,好像沒有人理解他們以及他們正在經歷的變化。
Day by day, everything seems different, yet the same.
漸漸地,事事似乎都有不同,卻還是一樣。
Life never seems to be going fast enough;
生活看似從來沒有飛快過,
yet, in other ways, like a race car, life seems to be rushing too fast and even going out of control.
然而換另一種方式,生活似乎又像賽車疾馳著,甚至無法掌控。
Has anyone else ever felt this way?
有多少人感同身受呢?
These feelings are a common part of adolescence—the time of life between child and adult.
這些情感在青春期(介于孩提時代與成人之間的這段時間)是很普通的組成部分。
And, though it may sometimes be difficult to believe, you are not alone—
另外,盡管有些難以相信,但你并不孤獨——
every adult has gone through adolescence, and your friends are going through it right now along with you.
每個成年人都經歷過青春期,你的朋友們也同你一起經歷過這段時期。
It is common for teenagers to feel lonely and misunderstood.
青少年感到孤獨、被誤解是很正常的。
These feelings can be thought of as growing pains—the difficulties that teenagers face as they grow to adults.
這些情感可以被認作是成長中的煩惱——青少年成長步入到成年人要面對的困難。
As teenagers grow, it is normal for them to become confused with the changing world both inside and outside of them.
當青少年成長的過程中,他們對周圍不斷改變的環境感到困惑,這是正常的。
During adolescence, teenagers go through great physical changes.
在青春期,青少年經歷了很大的身體變化。
They grow taller and their voices get deeper, among many other developments.
他們的個子長高了,聲音也變得低沉了,這只是眾多變化中的一部分。