At the very least their hope is for a succeeding generation that is clever, lively and self-improving, even if it cannot combine the best of East and West.
不管如何，移民父母總是暗暗希望，在異國長大的下一代，若不能兼具中西美德，至少也是乖巧、活潑、上進的孩子，如今居然事與願違，怎不叫人傷心。青少年期是最可能發生兩代衝突的時期。