My father and uncles and all their friends turned their lungs black trying to satisfy my collector's zeal.

我的父亲、叔叔和他们所有的朋友都把肺涂成黑色，试图满足我对收藏家的热情。

My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing.

我父亲认为在山里散步相当于去做礼拜。

My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass"; "We're not raising grass," Dad would reply. "We're raising boys".

我父亲过去常和我哥哥和我在院子里玩。妈妈会出来说:“你在拔草。”“我们不种草，”爸爸会回答。“我们提高男孩”。

My father was a carpenter, a very good carpenter. He also worked for the Jones boys. They were not family members, we weren't related at all. They started the policy racket in Chicago, and they had the five and dime store.

我的父亲是一个木匠，一个非常好的木匠。他还为琼斯男孩队工作。他们不是家庭成员，我们没有任何关系。他们在芝加哥开始搞政治，开了一家廉价商店。

My goals have changed throughout my life. At one time it was winning awards, selling out concert dates, selling more albums than anyone else. Now, my goals are to see my grandchildren grown, live a long and healthy life with my family and friends and travel the world.

我的人生目标一直在改变。它曾一度赢得奖项，演唱会门票售罄，专辑销量超过其他任何公司。现在，我的目标是看着我的孙子孙女们长大，和我的家人和朋友一起过上健康长寿的生活，环游世界。

My idea of a holiday was following my family up the hill with my pekinese, who would skip over the heather in front of me.

我的度假计划是跟着我的家人带着我的哈巴狗上山，它会跳过我前面的石南丛。

My idea of perfect happiness is a healthy family, peace between nations, and all the critics die.

我心目中的完美幸福是一个健康的家庭，国与国之间的和平，而所有的批评者都会死去。

My kids are my life and the thought of someone taking them away from me is my worst nightmare.

我的孩子就是我的生命，一想到有人要把他们从我身边带走，我就会做最可怕的噩梦。

My kids are old enough now that they can watch that, but I like to do the family movies.

我的孩子们已经长大了，可以看了，但是我喜欢拍家庭电影。

My life comes down to three moments: the death of my father, meeting my husband, and the birth of my daughter. Everything I did previous to that just doesn't seem to add up to very much.

我的生命可以归结为三个时刻:父亲的去世，丈夫的去世，女儿的出生。在此之前我所做的一切似乎都没有多大意义。

My mom has made it possible for me to be who I am. Our family is everything. Her greatest skill was encouraging me to find my own person and own independence.

我妈妈让我有可能成为我自己。我们的家庭就是一切。她最大的技巧是鼓励我找到自己的个性和独立。

My mother was the center of the family.

我母亲是这个家庭的中心。

My mother's love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters.

我母亲的爱一直是我们家庭的支柱，我最大的乐趣之一就是看到她的正直、她的同情心和她的智慧反映在我的女儿身上。

My parents were very poor, but we never felt any sense of need or want. It was a very close, loving, tightly-knit family growing up, and I never felt any sense of deprivation or anything like that.

我的父母很穷，但我们从未感到任何需要或匮乏。那是一个非常亲密、充满爱、关系紧密的家庭，我从来没有感到过任何被剥夺的感觉。

My safety and my family's safety are not guaranteed even now.

即使是现在，我和我家人的安全也得不到保证。