人生 阶段 Life Stages

有人 说，恋爱 的 时候 最 甜，
(you3ren2 shuo1，lian4ai2 de shi2hou4 zui4 tian2)
have-people say, dating ’s time ‘-est’ sweet
Some say, dating is the sweetest time,

买 房 买 车 的 时候 最 苦。
(mai3 fang2 mai3 che1 de shi2hou4 zui4 ku3。)
buy house buy car ’s time ‘-est’ bitter
(while) buying (a) house (and) buying (a) car are the bitterest.

我 觉得 不 一定。
(wo3 jue2de bu4 yi1ding4。)
I think not for-sure
I don’t think (it’s) for sure.

这 个 社会 变 得 太 快，
(zhe4 ge she4hui4 bian4 de tai4 kuai4，)
this ‘measure-word’ society change ‘consequence-indicator’ too fast
This society has been changing too fast.

自由 也 来 得 太 多。
(zi4you2 ye3 lai2 de tai4 duo1。)
freedom also come ‘consequence-indicator’ too much。
Freedom has also come too much.

你 可以 选择 恋爱 后 不 结婚，
(ni3 ke3yi3 xuan3ze2 lian4ai4 hou4 bu4 jie2hun1，)
you can chose dating ‘after’ not get-married
You can chose not to get married after dating (someone),

或者 结婚 后 没有 自己 的 房子，
(huo4zhe3 jie2hun1 hou4 mei2you3 zi4ji3 de fang2zi，)
or get-married ‘after’ not-have self ’s house
or not to have (your) own house after getting married,

更 不要 说 没有 孩子 了。
(geng4 bu2yao4 shuo1 mei2you3 hai2zi le。)
‘-er’ not-do say not-have child/children -
not to even mention without (any) child.

你 甚至 也 可以 选择
(ni3 shen4zhi4 ye3 ke3yi3 xuan3ze2)
you even also can chose
You can even also chose

上 大学 却 不 毕业，
(shang4 da4xue2 que4 bu2 bi4ye4，)
go-to university but not graduate
not to graduate although going to university,

或者 毕业 后 却 不 工作。
(huo4zhe3 bi4ye4 hou4 que4 bu4 gong1zuo4。)
or graduate ‘after’ but not work
or not to work after graduation,

只要 你 对 自己 选择 的 后果 负责，
(zhi3yao4 ni3 dui4 zi4ji3 xuan3ze4 de hou4guo3 fu4ze2，)
only-do you for/to self choice ’s consequence take-responsibility
if only you take responsibility for your own choice.

剩下 的 就 只有 苦 乐 自 知 了。
(sheng4xia de jiu4 zhi3you3 ku3 le4 zi4 zhi1 le。)
remain ’s just only bitter happy self know –
The rest, bitter (or) sweet, can only be known by yourself.