wǒ yǐ jīng suì le

“我已经40岁了”

‘I’m already 40’

méi yǒu gōng sī huì zāi péi wǒ

“没有公司会栽培我”

‘No company would nurture me’

wǒ yě méi yǒu bàn fǎ zhuǎn xíng le

“我也没有办法转行了”

‘I can’t change my career’

wǒ néng gòu zuò shén me

“我能够做什么”

‘What can I do’

wǒ shì xiè yíng xuān

我是谢盈萱

I’m Hsieh Ying-Hsuan

nà wǒ zài sú nǚ yǎng chéng jì lǐ miàn shì yǎn de jiǎo sè shì

那我在《俗女养成记》里面饰演的角色是

My role in the Making of an Ordinary Woman is Chen Chia-Ling

suì yī shì wú chéng de chén jiā líng

40岁一事无成的陈嘉玲

A woman who has accomplished nothing in life at the age of 40

nà wǒ jīn nián nián dǐ zhī hòu jiù yào suì le

那我今年年底之后就要40岁了

I’m going to turn 40 after the end of the year myself

yě gāng hǎo jiù shì wǒ

也刚好就是我

So I’m experiencing the same anxiety

zhèng zài jīng lì de jiāo lǜ

正在经历的焦虑

As Chen

nǚ shēng ō méi yǒu gōng zuò qǐ mǎ yào yǒu jiā tíng

“女生喔，没有工作起码要有家庭”

‘A woman should at least have a family if she doesn’t have a job’

jiā líng yǒu gōng zuò a

“嘉玲有工作啊”

‘Chia-Ling has a job’

dāng mì shū shì néng gòu shēng guān ō

“当秘书是能够升官喔”

‘Can a secretary be promoted’

wǒ jué dé tā gēn suǒ yǒu de nǚ shēng jué duì dōu zhòng dié dào le

我觉得她跟所有的女生绝对都重叠到了

I think there would definitely be overlap between she and any girl in real world

nǐ bù yào gào sù wǒ nǐ huí jiā bù huì wā bí kǒng kōu jiǎo

你不要告诉我你回家不会挖鼻孔，抠脚

Don’t tell me that you don’t pick your nose or touch your feet at home

tā shì yī gè pǔ tōng rén

她是一个普通人

She’s an ordinary person

tā méi gōng zuò méi lǎo gōng méi chē zi méi fáng zi

她没工作、没老公、没车子、没房子

She has no job, no husband, no car and no house

tā kě néng huì bèi shè huì shàng de rén jué dé tā shì yī gè shī bài zhě

她可能会被社会上的人觉得她是一个失败者

She might be considered as a looser in the society

nǐ yuàn yì jià gěi wǒ ma

“你愿意嫁给我吗”

‘Will you marry me’

wǒ xiǎng fēn shǒu

“我想分手”

‘I want to break up with you’

zì jǐ zhǔ dòng gēn qián nán yǒu tí le fēn shǒu

自己主动跟前男友提了分手

She offers to leave her ex-boyfriend

jiāo wǎng sì nián

交往四年

Who has been with her for 4 years

nǐ yǒu méi yǒu nà gè yǒng qì chéng rèn zì jǐ yǐ jīng bù ài le

你有没有那个勇气承认自己已经不爱了

Will you have the courage to admit that you already have no feeling for him

wǒ hěn xiàn mù chén jiā líng

我很羡慕陈嘉玲

I’m so envious of Chen Chia-Ling

tā bù yào de dōng xī tā yǒng gǎn zuò xuǎn zé

她不要的东西她勇敢做选择

She has the courage to give up what she doesn’t want

yīn wèi wǒ men hěn duō rén dōu bàn bù dào

因为我们很多人都办不到

Because lots of people are unable to do that

wèi shén me wǒ xiǎng yǎn tā de yuán yīn

为什么我想演她的原因

The reason why I want to play the role

jiù shì mǒu gè chéng dù wǒ yě xiǎng yào biàn chéng tā nà yàng zi

就是某个程度我也想要变成她那样子

Is that I want to become her in a way as well

wǒ zuò cuò le shén me

“我做错了什么”

‘Have I done something wrong’

wǒ jiù shì cuò zài

“我就是错在”

‘The mistake I make’

wǒ xiǎng yào dāng yī gè dú lì de xīn nǚ xìng

“我想要当一个独立的新女性”

‘Is that I want to be an independent new woman’

zhè gè shì jiè wèi shén me duì wǒ nà me bù gōng píng

“这个世界为什么对我那么不公平”

‘Why is the world so unfair to me’

hóng dēng chén jiā líng hóng dēng

“红灯！陈嘉玲，红灯！”

‘It’s red light! Chen Chia-Ling, it’s red light!’

nà gè bēi shāng wǔ jiē duàn shī liàn

那个悲伤五阶段（失恋）

The five phases of sadness (after breaking up with someone)

guāng shì zài yī kāi shǐ de jù běn jié gòu lǐ jiù fú kuā le

光是在一开始的剧本结构里就浮夸了

Are exaggerated in the original script structure

wǒ men biǎo yǎn yī dìng yào zǒu dào kǎ tōng gēn jié zòu shàng miàn qù wán chéng

我们表演一定要走到卡通跟节奏上面去完成

And our acting must be finished in accordance with the pace of the cartoon

zhè me hǎo de duì xiàng bù yào

“这么好的对象不要”

‘I break up with such a good man’

zhè me hǎo de gōng zuò yě bù yào

“这么好的工作也不要”

‘I give up such a nice job’

wǒ zhè gè nián jì jià bù chū qù

“我这个年纪嫁不出去”

‘I’m still unmarried at such age’

ràng nǐ men hěn diū liǎn

“让你们很丢脸”

‘I embarrass you’

duì wǒ jiù shì méi yòng de rén

“对，我就是没用的人”

‘Yes, I’m a looser’

ràng nǐ men shī wàng le bào qiàn

“让你们失望了，抱歉”

‘I’m sorry that I let you down’

chǎo jià de chǎng cì

吵架的场次

The quarrel scenes

qí shí dōu hái mán xiàng wǒ gēn mā mā xiāng chù de zhuàng kuàng

其实都还蛮像我跟妈妈相处的状况

Actually remind me of my mom and I

wǒ bù jié hūn wǒ bù shēng xiǎo hái

我不结婚，我不生小孩

I have no marriage and no child

wǒ yě yī zhí bù duàn dì yòng zì jǐ de fāng fǎ

我也一直不断地用自己的方法

And I have been trying to tell them

jiù shì gào sù tā men shuō

就是告诉他们说

In my own way

wǒ yī gè rén kě yǐ guò dé hěn hǎo

我一个人可以过得很好

That I’m fine by myself

sú nǚ yǎng chéng jì shì yī gè hé jiě de gù shì

《俗女养成记》是一个和解的故事

The Making of an Ordinary Woman is a story about reconciliation

chén jiā líng gēn wǒ men hěn duō shēn biān de nǚ hái zi yī yàng

陈嘉玲跟我们很多身边的女孩子一样

Chen Chia-Ling, like a lot of girls in real life

lái dào fán huá chéng shì zhuī mèng

来到繁华城市追梦

Comes to a busy city to pursue her dream

suí zhù xiàn shí fā jué

随著现实发觉

But gradually finds that

zhōu zāo de rén dōu kāi shǐ jié hūn shēng xiǎo hái

周遭的人都开始结婚生小孩

People around her get married and have children one after one

rén shēng jìn dù hǎo xiàng luò hòu rén jiā hěn duō

人生进度好像落后人家很多

And it seems that her pace in life is much slower than that of others

nián dài de nǚ shēng

1970年代的女生

Women born in the 1970s

jiā rén duì yú wǒ men de jiào yǎng

家人对于我们的教养

Were educated by their families

zuò yǒu zuò xiāng zhàn yǒu zhàn xiāng chī fàn bù yào fā chū shēng yīn

坐有坐相、站有站相、吃饭不要发出声音

That they should sit and stand properly and should not make noises while eating

wàng zi chéng lóng wàng nǚ chéng fèng

望子成龙、望女成凤

The parents all wished their children have a bright future

zhǒng zhǒng de qī pàn

种种的期盼

Various expectation

yī zhí bàn suí zhù wǒ men dào zhǎng dà

一直伴随著我们到长大

Accompanied us until we grew up

qí shí dōu zào chéng le hěn dà de yā lì

其实都造成了很大的压力

But in fact also brought us much stress

zhè jiù shì wèi shén me yòng xǐ jù de fāng shì qù chéng xiàn

这就是为什么用喜剧的方式去呈现

This is why we present it with a comedic touch

zhè jiù xiàng shì nǚ rén de zhēn cāo

“这就像是女人的贞操”

‘It’s like the virginity of a woman’

nǐ rú guǒ tài zǎo bèi nán rén shuì

“你如果太早被男人睡”

‘If you sleep with a man too early’

nǐ jiù huì xiàng zhè kē shì jiā làn hū hū

“你就会像这颗释迦，烂乎乎”

‘You would be like this soft custard apple’

méi jià zhí

“没价值”

‘Without any value’

xìng jiào yù zhè jiàn shì qíng xiǎo shí hòu wǒ men jiā jué duì shì bù jiǎng

性教育这件事情，小时候我们家绝对是不讲

As for sex education, my family had never mentioned it when I was a child

ná shì jiā lái bǐ yù suǒ wèi nǚ rén de zhēn cāo

拿释迦来比喻所谓女人的贞操

The so-called virginity of women is referred as a custard apple

bù néng yǒu hūn qián xìng xíng wèi

不能有婚前性行为

You’re not allowed to have sex before marriage

guān zhòng huì xiào

观众会笑

The audience would laugh

shì shí shàng wǒ gēn chén jiā líng yī yàng

事实上我跟陈嘉玲一样

In fact I’m the same with Chen Chia-Ling

yě shì méi fáng méi chē méi lǎo gōng méi xiǎo hái

也是没房、没车、没老公、没小孩

I have no house, no car, no husband and no children

nǚ shēng de nián jì tā qí shí zài zhuī zhù nǐ pǎo

女生的年纪，它其实在追著你跑

A woman is always chased by her age

bāo kuò wǒ men nǚ zhǔ jiǎo yíng xuān

包括我们女主角盈萱

Including our leading lady Ying-Hsuan

wǒ men dōu shì zì tóu de dà líng nǚ zi

我们都是4字头的大龄女子

We’re all in our forties

yǐ jīng dào le yī gè nǐ yào xuǎn zé yào shēng bù shēng

已经到了一个你要选择要生不生

And have reached a phase when you have to decide

bù shēng wǒ jiù guān mén luō de jiē duàn

不生我就关门啰（的阶段）

Whether to have a child or not because the door is closing

tā kě yǐ bù pà chǒu

她可以不怕丑

She’s not afraid of looking ugly

dàn shì tā tóng shí yòu kě yǐ shōu huí lái

但是她同时又可以收回来

But she can also act with hearts

rán hòu bǐ jiào nèi xīn de dōng xī

然后比较内心的东西

The feelings inside

wǒ jué dé yíng xuān shì kě yǐ shèng rèn de

我觉得盈萱是可以胜任的

I think Ying-Hsuan is capable of that

nà shí hòu zuì dà de biàn shù shì yīn wèi tā jiù zài wǒ yāo yuē tā de qī jiān

那时候最大的变数是因为她就在我邀约她的期间

The biggest variable was that she was awarded the Golden Horse Best Actress

tā dé le jīn mǎ yǐng hòu

她得了金马影后

While I was inviting her to the drama

yīn wèi nǐ zhī dào dé le yī gè zhè me dà zhè me gāo róng yù de jiǎng

因为你知道得了一个这么大这么高荣誉的奖

Because you know once she receives such a high honor

wǒ xiāng xìn tā zhōu zāo de shì jiè huì kāi shǐ gēn zhù gǎi biàn

我相信她周遭的世界会开始跟著改变

I believe the world around her would begin to change

wǒ zhǐ shì xī wàng shuō měi gè nǚ shēng bù guǎn zài shén me jiē duàn

我只是希望说每个女生不管在什么阶段

I just wish that for every woman, no matter in what phase of life

yóu qí shì suǒ wèi de dà líng nǚ zi

尤其是所谓的大龄女子

Especially the so-called older woman

nǐ néng gòu xǐ huān xiàn zài zì jǐ de yàng zi

你能够喜欢现在自己的样子

She can love herself just the way she is

bù yào duì zhè gè shè huì huò zhě shì duì nǐ shēn biān de rén

不要对这个社会或者是对你身边的人

And doesn’t feel too guilty or sorry

yǒu tài duō de kuì jiù huò zhě shì bào qiàn

有太多的愧疚或者是抱歉

To the society or people around