富裕起來(lái)是什么感覺(jué)？

Anonymous
When my kindergarten teacher asked the class to draw our houses at the age of 4, I drew a 15 stories building.
I wouldn’t consider our family the crazy rich of the world, but in a developing country like mine, I know for sure our family lives in a different circle far different from the average 3000$ income yearly of the people in my country.

4歲的時(shí)候，幼兒園老師讓全班同學(xué)畫(huà)房子，我畫(huà)了一棟15層樓的房子。
我不覺(jué)得我們家是世界上最富有的，但在發(fā)展中國(guó)家，我們家和我們國(guó)家年均收入3000美元的人是完全不一樣的。我們和他們生活在完全不同的圈子。

Unlike my sister, I was born at a time my father’s business was growing. My birthday marked the beginning of my father’s company and hotel. 2001 in Vietnam, a country barely out of war, was far different from any countries. I feel my answer will not depict any tremendous wealth, but rather how astounding money can separate you from the rest of society.

和我姐姐不同，我出生后我父親的生意迅猛發(fā)展。我的生日標(biāo)志著我父親的公司和酒店的開(kāi)業(yè)。2001年，越南這個(gè)剛剛擺脫戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的國(guó)家和其他的國(guó)家都不一樣。我覺(jué)得我的答案并不是對(duì)任何巨大的財(cái)富進(jìn)行刻畫(huà)，而是說(shuō)明為什么大量的金錢(qián)可以把你與社會(huì)其他人區(qū)分開(kāi)來(lái)。

For as long as I could remember, we’ve always had personal drivers and maids. While kids my age back then were taken to kindergarten on the back of their parents’ scooters, I was sitting comfortably in a car, driven by my personal driver. My house was 5 minutes from school, but I was forbidden to walk, or biked, or taken to school on a scooter. I still remember how one of the new drivers was fired on the first day of work because he took my sister home from school on a scooter. At the time, compared to others, my family was living much more comfortably.

從我記事起，我們就有私人司機(jī)和女傭。當(dāng)我那個(gè)年紀(jì)的孩子坐著他們父母的腳踏車(chē)上幼兒園時(shí)，我有專(zhuān)門(mén)的私人司機(jī)接送我上下學(xué)，我家離學(xué)校只有5分鐘的路程，但他們不讓我走路，騎自行車(chē)或者騎摩托車(chē)上學(xué)。我還記得一個(gè)新來(lái)的司機(jī)在上班第一天為什么就被解雇的，因?yàn)樗媚ν熊?chē)把我妹妹從學(xué)校接回家。當(dāng)時(shí)，與其他人相比，我的家庭生活水平要比其他人都要更加優(yōu)越。

In terms of business, I know my parents have made a reputation for themselves since the early ages. When Television started appearing in the daily lives of the Vietnamese, there were only 4 companies running ads, we were one of them. In 2001, our hotel was the second highest building in the country. Yes, i know it’s nothing compared to the world outside, but it was something. Now, my father is finishing a 58 stories building, the 5th highest in the country, while also making money out of mining. In short, my father was the pioneer of his time, laying the foundation for the economy of Vietnam, starting from scratch, and he’s still working days and nights to “better the economy and lives of the Vietnamese” - according to his words. He’s never meant to make profits for himself, rather, he’s always tried to create something for the country and the people.

在生意上，我知道我父母早年就已經(jīng)名聲大躁。當(dāng)電視開(kāi)始在越南普及時(shí)，只有4家公司在做廣告，我們家公司就是其中之一。2001年，我們的酒店是全國(guó)第二高的建筑。是的，我知道和外面的世界比起來(lái)算不上什么，但在我們國(guó)家還是可以的?，F(xiàn)在，我父親正在造一座58層的建筑，這是全國(guó)第五高的建筑，同時(shí)也靠采礦業(yè)賺錢(qián)。簡(jiǎn)而言之，我父親是他那個(gè)時(shí)代的先驅(qū)，他從零開(kāi)始為越南的經(jīng)濟(jì)打下了基礎(chǔ)。他說(shuō)他為了“改善越南的經(jīng)濟(jì)和人民的生活水平”，仍然在日夜工作。他從來(lái)沒(méi)有為自己謀利，相反，他總是想為國(guó)家和人民創(chuàng)造一些東西。

Now, 17 years later, with me being a senior in High school, I feel like I’ve witnessed how different my family has always been compared to the rest of society. In kindergarten, I drew a 15 stories house, not to brag, but it was really my house. Money was no obxt when I was a kid, and I grew up knowing I could afford anything I wanted in Vietnam. My friends were just friends. I never knew how different we were. As I entered elementary school, I was finally able to grasp how I was not like others. I was taken to class on a BMW convertible while friends were using the school buses. When I invited friends over, they were shocked that my house was a hotel. Middle school, I was bullied because my driver took me to school on a Hummer (it was extremely rare in Vietnam). They were cyber bullying me, calling me things I am scared to hear anonymously because I was so different from them. Highschool, I am free to apply to any universities in the US without having to worry about the financial aids or scholarships, because our family can easily pay for the tuition of Ivy Leagues and top schools. My classmates? They are worried as hell because they can only contribute as much as 10k or 5k a year. As I grow up, I can not be as oblivious as I used to be. I used to think going out for dinner and paying 2000$ a night is nothing, or paying 250$ an hour for tutoring was normal, but the reality is that most of my friends can barely pay for the school tuition in Vietnam (which is 200$ something for public schools or maybe 5000$ for private schools). I rarely talk about money with people now, and when asked who’s taking me home, I’ll just answer “my relative” to avoid the wonders and jaw-drops of people when they hear the word “personal driver”.

17年后的今天，我已經(jīng)讀高中，我親眼目睹了我們家和社會(huì)上其他人有多么的不同。在幼兒園時(shí)候，我畫(huà)了一棟15層樓的房子，不是為了炫耀，而是它確實(shí)是我的房子。當(dāng)我還是個(gè)孩子的時(shí)候，錢(qián)就不是問(wèn)題，我從小就知道在越南我可以買(mǎi)得起任何我想要的東西。我的朋友只是朋友。我從來(lái)不知道我們有多不一樣。當(dāng)我進(jìn)入小學(xué)的時(shí)候，我終于明白了我和別人是怎么不一樣的。當(dāng)時(shí)朋友們都坐校車(chē)，而我做寶馬敞篷車(chē)去上學(xué)。當(dāng)我邀請(qǐng)朋友過(guò)來(lái)時(shí)，他們對(duì)我們家是一棟酒店感到震驚。
中學(xué)時(shí)，我被欺負(fù)了，是因?yàn)槲业乃緳C(jī)開(kāi)著悍馬送我上學(xué)，而悍馬在越南這是極為罕見(jiàn)的。他們對(duì)我使用網(wǎng)絡(luò)暴力，匿名說(shuō)一些我害怕聽(tīng)到的話，因?yàn)槲液退麄兲灰粯恿?。高中時(shí)，我可以自由申請(qǐng)美國(guó)的任何大學(xué)，而不必考慮經(jīng)濟(jì)資助或獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金，因?yàn)槲覀兊募彝タ梢暂p松支付常春藤聯(lián)盟和頂級(jí)學(xué)校的學(xué)費(fèi)。
而我的同學(xué)呢？他們就非常擔(dān)心，因?yàn)樗麄兠磕曛荒艽?萬(wàn)或者5千。隨著我的成長(zhǎng)，我不能再像以前那樣不食人間煙火了。我以前認(rèn)為出去吃晚飯，一頓飯花2000美元不算什么，或者每小時(shí)250美元的家教費(fèi)是正常的，但事實(shí)是，我的大多數(shù)朋友付不起越南的學(xué)費(fèi)（公立學(xué)校200美元左右，私立學(xué)校5000美元左右）。我現(xiàn)在很少和人談錢(qián)，當(dāng)被問(wèn)到是誰(shuí)送我回家時(shí)，我只回答“我的親戚”，以免別人聽(tīng)到“私人司機(jī)”一詞時(shí)感到驚訝。

My parents rarely tell me how much we have, and they choose to surround me not with other rich kids of the country, but smart kids. I got into the most prestigious high school in the country (acceptance rate being less than 5%). Students from my school go on to attend Yale, Harvard, and many prestigious universities in the US. When it comes to my education, safety and comfort, my father never hesitated to spend. I have a personal tutor aiding me with my school work, a private counselor helping me with the college application because our school doesn’t have one, I take one on one classes with foreigner teachers every week to learn about things I like even when the rate for an hour is the school year’s tuition. My father will only let me fly business class when I’m traveling abroad, even if I tell him I can sit in economy to save him some money. My parents never splurge on luxury clothing or handbags, they deem it unnecessary. My father has been wearing a 200$ watch for years despite owning a Rolls-Royce. My mother still teaches at a public school earning 2000$ a month despite the fact that my father can easily support her and our family.

我的父母很少告訴我我們有多少錢(qián)，他們選擇不讓我和該國(guó)其他有錢(qián)的孩子在一起，而是讓我與聰明的孩子在一起。我考上了全國(guó)最有名的高中（錄取率不到5%）。我們學(xué)校的學(xué)生很多在耶魯、哈佛和許多美國(guó)著名大學(xué)繼續(xù)深造。對(duì)于跟我的教育、安全以及生活舒適相關(guān)的事情，我父親從不吝于花錢(qián)。我有一個(gè)私人家教輔導(dǎo)我的學(xué)習(xí)，一個(gè)私人顧問(wèn)幫我完成申請(qǐng)大學(xué)，因?yàn)槲覀儗W(xué)校沒(méi)有這樣的顧問(wèn)。
即使一小時(shí)的費(fèi)用抵得上一個(gè)學(xué)年的學(xué)費(fèi),我每周都要和外教進(jìn)行一對(duì)一的課程，從而學(xué)習(xí)我喜歡的東西。即使我告訴他我可以坐經(jīng)濟(jì)艙為他省點(diǎn)錢(qián)，我父親仍然要求我在國(guó)外旅行時(shí)坐商務(wù)艙，我父母從不把錢(qián)揮霍在奢侈的衣服或手袋上，他們認(rèn)為沒(méi)有必要。盡管他有一輛勞斯萊斯，但我父親多年來(lái)一直戴著一塊200美元的手表。盡管我父親可以很容易地養(yǎng)活我母親和我們的家庭，但我母親仍然在一所公立學(xué)校教書(shū)，月收入2000美元。
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However, there is always that side to the lifestyle that hampers me somehow. I’m so much more privileged than my friends, and I feel like I’ve never earned it. In fact, I feel like I’ll never earn it no matter how hard I work. I was born into it. I was just lucky. I got into good schools, but I got access to all the best tutors helping me along the way. I feel like I’ll never be as good as my father is. I’ll never be able to take over his empire. I’m scared of failing and losing everything he’s built. My friends think I’m lucky because I don’t have to worry about getting a good job after college. However, the truth is I’ll be just as inexperienced as they are, yet I’ll have to take over a large enterprise. I can’t choose my future husband, because my family may deem them too average for us like they have with my sister’s ex boyfriend. And even if they do allow me to love any one I wish, I know there is always a barrier between me and the rest of society. My current boyfriend wasn’t brought up the way my parents brought me up. His parents didn’t give him money when he scored high on a test like I did, he doesn’t have a credit card to pay for his meals or our cinema tickets, his parents don’t have the connection for him to be in specific government exchange programs. My family has dinner with prime minister and politicians, we are friends with influencers of society, and they expect me to be in that same circle one day. I feel like everything was given to me so easily and I’m ashamed of having so much. I feel like i’ve never been prepared for the real world. I’ll be studying in the US next year all by myself, no more maids to cook my meals and make my beds, no more driver taking me to classes, and I’m honestly scared as hell. No one has taught me to do those things on my own or take care of myself. I feel like Im an irresponsible and spoilt child. I hate the class systems, I tell my teacher I’m astounded by how people treat the poor but I’m scared I’ll be just as mean one day. Sometimes people tell me how much they admire me for being academically outstanding, how pretty I am, how rich and well- behaved I am, and I’ll just smile to them not knowing how to feel. It was all given to me and I was just somehow lucky to have those things the moment I was born.

然而，我的生活方式在某種程度上總會(huì)對(duì)我有所阻礙。我比我的朋友們有更多的特權(quán)，但這些不是靠我自己得來(lái)的。事實(shí)上，我覺(jué)得不管我怎么努力，我永遠(yuǎn)也無(wú)法靠自己賺取這些特權(quán)。我只是很幸運(yùn)，生來(lái)就擁有了它們。我進(jìn)了好學(xué)校，我有機(jī)會(huì)接觸到所有最好的導(dǎo)師，他們一路上都在幫助我。我覺(jué)得我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)像我父親那樣出色。我永遠(yuǎn)無(wú)法接管他的帝國(guó)。我害怕失敗，害怕失去他所建立的一切。我的朋友們認(rèn)為我很幸運(yùn)，因?yàn)槲也挥脫?dān)心大學(xué)畢業(yè)后能不能找到一份好工作。
然而，事實(shí)是我和他們一樣缺乏經(jīng)驗(yàn)，但我必須接管一家大型企業(yè)。我不能選擇我未來(lái)的丈夫，因?yàn)槲业募胰丝赡苷J(rèn)為他們對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)太平庸了，就像他們對(duì)待我姐姐的前男友一樣。即使他們?cè)试S我去愛(ài)任何一個(gè)我想要的人，我知道我和社會(huì)上的其他人之間總是有障礙的。
我現(xiàn)在的男朋友，他父母撫養(yǎng)他的方式和我父母撫養(yǎng)我的方式不同。當(dāng)他像我一樣在考試中得了高分時(shí)，他的父母沒(méi)有給他錢(qián)，他沒(méi)有信用卡支付吃飯的錢(qián)或我們的電影票錢(qián)，他的父母也沒(méi)有為了讓他能參加特定的政府交換項(xiàng)目而提前打招呼。我的家人與總理和政治家共進(jìn)晚餐，我們的朋友都是社會(huì)上有影響力的人，他們希望我有一天也能和他們?cè)谝粋€(gè)圈子里。我覺(jué)得所有的東西都是那么容易就能得到，我為我能擁有這么多而感到慚愧。
我覺(jué)得我從來(lái)沒(méi)有為現(xiàn)實(shí)世界做好準(zhǔn)備。明年我將獨(dú)自一人在美國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)，不再有女傭給我做飯和鋪床，不再有司機(jī)帶我去上課，我真的很害怕。沒(méi)有人教過(guò)我自己做這些事情或者照顧好自己。我覺(jué)得我是個(gè)不負(fù)責(zé)任的被寵壞的孩子。我討厭班級(jí)制度，我告訴我的老師我對(duì)人們對(duì)待窮人的方式感到驚訝，但我害怕有一天我也會(huì)變得同樣刻薄。有時(shí)人們會(huì)跟我說(shuō)，我是多么的富有，他們對(duì)我在學(xué)業(yè)上的杰出表現(xiàn)是多么的欽佩，我是多么的漂亮，我是多么的富裕和舉止得體，這一切都是父母給我的，我只是幸運(yùn)地在我出生的那一刻就擁有了這些東西。

I hope one day when I’m matured enough I’ll find my path and make something better out of what my parents have given me. I feel like all my life whatever I’ve accomplished is just something my parents gave me.
How’s it like growing up wealthy? You’re destined to live in oblivion, and once you realize how 90% of the population live, reality hits hard.


我希望有一天，當(dāng)我足夠成熟的時(shí)候，我會(huì)找到自己的路，讓父母給我的東西變得更好。我覺(jué)得我一生所取得的一切成就都是我父母給我的。
富裕起來(lái)感覺(jué)怎么樣？你注定要生活在遺忘中，一旦你意識(shí)到90%的人是如何生活的，現(xiàn)實(shí)就會(huì)受到沉重打擊。

Mia Kristine, studied at Lillestr?m Videreg?ende Skole
I’m not “rich” in that sense. My parents don’t drive Porsches (although some of our family friends do), and I don’t live in some huge mansion with 300 acres of land surrounding it.
When I was younger I never realized, however, just how comfortably I had grown up. We moved a little bit out of the capital when my younger brother was born, a year younger than me. Although I knew some of my friends lived in more cramped apartment complexes I never thought it was anything strange, I didn’t even realize our small municipality had “better” and “worse” areas.

我不是那種意義上的“有錢(qián)”。我父母不開(kāi)保時(shí)捷（雖然我們的一些親戚朋友會(huì)開(kāi)保時(shí)捷），我也不住在周?chē)?00英畝土地的豪宅里。
然而，我年輕的時(shí)候，我從來(lái)沒(méi)有意識(shí)到我長(zhǎng)大后有多舒服。比我小一歲的弟弟出生的時(shí)候，我們搬出了首都。雖然我知道我的一些朋友住在更擁擠的公寓里，但我從未覺(jué)得這有什么奇怪的，我甚至沒(méi)有意識(shí)到我們這個(gè)小城市有“更好”和“更差”的地區(qū)。

But I got the toys I wanted for christmas. You know those Bratz-dolls that were super popular? I loved them for a long time, and although they were ridiculously overprized (in Norway anyways, I think they listed at $40), I think I must have collected 10 or more out of them. I had a bike, regularly changed every couple of years when I outgrew it. I had skis, both downhill and cross-country, because we have a cabin in the mountains we would visit often. I got money for my birthday to buy a Micro-scooter. I never had to share a room with my brothers, and at one point we just extended our house when my 2nd brother came along. I always used new clothes. I was always able to try out the things I wanted: handball, ballet, disco, freestyle, gymastics, judo, horseback riding… mention something and I tried it at some point. I continued with swimming all up until 11th grade and was always able to join the trips we had.

但我得到了圣誕節(jié)想要的玩具。你知道那些超級(jí)流行的布拉茨娃娃嗎？我很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間都很喜歡它們，盡管它們的價(jià)格被高估得可笑（不管怎樣，在挪威，我認(rèn)為它們的標(biāo)價(jià)是40美元），我想我一定收集了10個(gè)或更多的布拉茨娃娃。我有一輛自行車(chē)，長(zhǎng)大后每?jī)赡昃蛽Q一輛。我有滑雪板，既有下坡的，也有越野的，因?yàn)槲覀冊(cè)谏絽^(qū)有一個(gè)小屋，我們經(jīng)常去那。我買(mǎi)了一輛微型摩托車(chē)作為生日禮物。我從來(lái)不需要和我的兄弟們同住一個(gè)房間，有一次，當(dāng)我的二哥來(lái)的時(shí)候，我們就擴(kuò)大了我們的房子。我總是能穿新衣服。我總是能?chē)L試我想要的東西：手球、芭蕾舞、迪斯科、自由泳、體操、柔道、騎馬……上面提到的這些，我都嘗試過(guò)。我一直游泳直到11年級(jí)，而且經(jīng)常旅行。

We went on holidays all over Europe, often to Spain when I was younger but also to all those countries you see in the movies. This year we had a 3-week roadtrip in California. I went to Los Angeles with my friends in February (which I myself paid for). My parents are paying part of the IB-tuition for me, what is not subsidized by the government. Personally I’ve been into fashion and brands lately, and by saving up for a little while I’ve been able to buy the shoes I want and the clothes I want.

我們?nèi)W洲各地度假，我小時(shí)候經(jīng)常去西班牙，也去過(guò)電影里看到的所有國(guó)家。今年我們?cè)诩又葸M(jìn)行了為期三周的公路旅行。二月份我和朋友們?nèi)チ寺迳即墸ㄟ@筆錢(qián)我自己付了）。我父母為我支付了國(guó)際文憑學(xué)費(fèi)的一部分，這部分學(xué)費(fèi)沒(méi)有政府補(bǔ)貼。就我個(gè)人而言，最近我已經(jīng)涉足時(shí)尚和品牌領(lǐng)域，通過(guò)攢一點(diǎn)錢(qián)，我就能買(mǎi)到我想要的鞋子和我想要的衣服。

The thing is, it’s all about how you define money and richness. I’d say you’re rich when money is never tight. We have two cars and always money for gas. Sometimes my dad says “we’ll have to wait for my payday,” if I ask for something, but if I’m stuck in the city nearby at night, it’s 1,5 hours until the next bus comes and he’s had a glass of wine so he can’t drive, he tells me he’ll pay for my taxi home.

問(wèn)題是，這一切都與您如何定義金錢(qián)和財(cái)富有關(guān)。我想說(shuō)的是，當(dāng)你的錢(qián)從來(lái)都不緊張的時(shí)候，你就是有錢(qián)人。我們有兩輛車(chē)，這得花錢(qián)買(mǎi)汽油。有時(shí)我爸爸說(shuō)“我們得等到發(fā)薪日”，如果我想要什么東西，但如果我晚上被困在附近的城市里，離下一班公共汽車(chē)來(lái)還有1.5小時(shí)，當(dāng)他喝了一杯酒而不能開(kāi)車(chē)時(shí)，他告訴我他會(huì)付我坐出租車(chē)回家的錢(qián)。

I kind of lived in a glass house for a long time, waiting to have rock thrown in to shatter my illusion. When I started high school, I kind of did. I got new friends, of course. From all over the region as opposed to the small place I lived. Suddenly it took me an hour by public transport, rather than 10 minutes. And I realized that I shouldn't take holidays as a given. My friend saved up for years to visit her home country. We plan according to how much money is in the ban: do we have money for food to make at home? Do we have money for bus tickets? Generally, when we get together and make food, we raid the 50%-section and buy the cheap option because it costs less. I was never aware of how much food actually cost until then.

我在溫室里住了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，等著有人扔石頭來(lái)打破我的幻覺(jué)。當(dāng)我開(kāi)始上高中的時(shí)候，我確實(shí)這么做了。當(dāng)然，我有了新朋友。與我住的小地方不同，他們來(lái)自各個(gè)地區(qū)。突然間，我需要花1個(gè)小時(shí)坐公共交通工具，而不是10分鐘。我意識(shí)到我不應(yīng)該把假期當(dāng)作理所當(dāng)然的事。我的朋友攢了好幾年錢(qián)才能回國(guó)。我們根據(jù)有限的錢(qián)來(lái)制定計(jì)劃：我們有錢(qián)給家里買(mǎi)食物嗎？我們有錢(qián)買(mǎi)公共汽車(chē)票嗎？一般來(lái)說(shuō)，當(dāng)我們聚在一起做飯時(shí)，我們選擇半價(jià)的，便宜的東西購(gòu)買(mǎi)，因?yàn)樗膬r(jià)格更低。在那之前，我從來(lái)沒(méi)有意識(shí)到食物的實(shí)際價(jià)格。

We have the money to be critical of what we eat. We have the money to buy birthday presents for my friends. We have the money for gas. I have my own room, and we have a cabin in the mountains. In a country where my parents pay the highest income tax at 50%, we still live comfortably. We don’t need to worry about next month’s rent. To me, that is being rich.

我們有錢(qián)，于是可以允許我們挑食。我們有錢(qián)給我的朋友買(mǎi)生日禮物。我們有錢(qián)買(mǎi)汽油。我有自己的房間，我們?cè)谏缴嫌幸婚g小屋。在我父母以50%的最高稅率繳納所得稅的國(guó)家，我們?nèi)匀贿^(guò)著舒適的生活。我們不必?fù)?dān)心下個(gè)月的租金。對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，這就是富有。

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In my country, the majority of locals live in subsidised public housing. Our country is so land-scarce that even just a tiny private flat would fetch seven-digit prices. My parents were so rich, we didn't even qualify for public housing anymore. We stayed in a 1700 square foot (read huge) apartment right next to the country's most upscale shopping district. I never went hungry, never had to worry about school fees, never had to think about money.

在我國(guó)，大多數(shù)當(dāng)?shù)厝俗≡谟醒a(bǔ)貼的公共住房中。我們國(guó)家土地稀缺，即使是一個(gè)小小的私人公寓也能賣(mài)到7位數(shù)的價(jià)格。我父母太有錢(qián)了，我們甚至都沒(méi)有資格申請(qǐng)公共住房了。我們住在一個(gè)1700平方英尺的公寓里，就在這個(gè)國(guó)家最高檔的購(gòu)物區(qū)旁邊。我從不挨餓，不用擔(dān)心學(xué)費(fèi)，也不用考慮金錢(qián)。

And yet I never even realised the extent of my privilege. What does it feel like to grow up wealthy? It feels like nothing.
Thing is, I grew up in wealth and never had anything else to compare to; I went to a brand-name school which were full of other rich kids - most of my friends went to exotic places for holidays every year, filled their days with expensive extra curriculars that their parents paid for, and, like me, had never even gone hungry before.
To me, being wealthy was the norm and therefore was something that I didn't even spare a thought for.

但我從未意識(shí)到我的特權(quán)范圍。富裕起來(lái)是什么感覺(jué)？感覺(jué)沒(méi)什么。
事實(shí)上，我是在富有的環(huán)境中長(zhǎng)大的，從來(lái)沒(méi)有其他東西可以用來(lái)比較；我去了一所名牌學(xué)校，那里都是有錢(qián)的孩子，我的大多數(shù)朋友每年都去其他國(guó)家度假，他們的生活中排滿了父母花錢(qián)買(mǎi)來(lái)的昂貴的課外課程，而且，和我一樣，他們從來(lái)沒(méi)有挨餓過(guò)。
對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，有錢(qián)是很正常的，因此有些事情我甚至連想都沒(méi)想過(guò)。

After ten years of formal education progressing from one elite school to yet another, I finally ended up in a ‘mainstream’ college where the majority of students come from significantly less endowed backgrounds. And it's a college - tuition fees are expensive and it's an established fact that college kids, in comparison to the rest of society, are richer than most. Yet, compared to my previous fancy schools, there's already a stark difference. It's only now that I realise just how rich my friends back in those schools were. And how privileged I am.

經(jīng)過(guò)十年的正規(guī)教育，從一所精英學(xué)校到另一所私立學(xué)校，我最終進(jìn)入了一所“主流”大學(xué)，那里大多數(shù)學(xué)生的家境明顯較差。這是一所學(xué)費(fèi)昂貴的大學(xué)，與社會(huì)上其他人相比，大學(xué)生比大多數(shù)人更富有，這是一個(gè)公認(rèn)的事實(shí)。然而，與我以前的私立學(xué)校相比，已經(jīng)有了天壤之別。直到現(xiàn)在我才意識(shí)到我在那些學(xué)校里的朋友們是多么富有。以及我是有多么幸運(yùn)。

My friends now, they tell me about how they worked two jobs during their secondary school holidays to support their younger siblings. What was I doing then? Flying off to Japan, Taiwan, Europe, spending money instead of earning it. They tell stories of alcoholic fathers, sleepless nights of hunger, bailing siblings out of jail. Stories completely foreign to me. I can't relate to them; and they can’t relate to me. We grew up in two completely different worlds.

現(xiàn)在，我的朋友們告訴我，他們是如何在中學(xué)假期期間做兩份工作來(lái)養(yǎng)活弟弟妹妹的。我當(dāng)時(shí)在做什么？飛到日本，臺(tái)灣，歐洲，花錢(qián)而不是賺錢(qián)。他們講述了酗酒的父親、饑餓的不眠之夜、把兄弟姐妹從監(jiān)獄里救出來(lái)的故事。這些故事對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)完全是陌生的。我不能理解他們，他們也不能理解我。我們?cè)趦蓚€(gè)完全不同的世界長(zhǎng)大。
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Right now, at this stage of my life, I can't help but feel guilty. For having been given so much privilege through no act of my own. It's so terribly unfair. I don't deserve all this any more than the next person. I owe my family and my society a great debt, and I have the responsibility to make best use of my privilege to give back.

現(xiàn)在，我不禁感到內(nèi)疚。因?yàn)槲沂裁匆矝](méi)做就獲得了如此多的特權(quán)，太不公平了。我并不比其他人更配得上這一切。我欠我的家庭和社會(huì)太多了，我有責(zé)任充分利用我的特權(quán)來(lái)回饋社會(huì)。