The older you get, the more you realize that it’s Okay to live a life others don’t understand.

The more…the more… 越…越…pattern

• 人[ren]People
• 越[yue] the more
• 变老[Bian lao] get older，
• 你[ni] you
• 就[Jiu] will
• 越[Yue] the more
• 意识到[YishiDao] realize，
• 选择[xuanze] to choose
• 一种[Yizhong] a
• 别人[bieren] others
• 不理解[Bu lijie] don’t understand
• 的[de]’s
• 生活方式[shenghuo fangShi] lifestyle，
• 是[Shi] is
• 没关系的[mei guanXi de] no problem/Okay。

Shi…de 是。。。的。。pattern

is used to emphasize the word in between, in this case, it is the phrase “meiguanxi(not important)”.

• It is Okay. … 是is 可以okay 的。
• It is acceptable….是 is 可以…able 接受 accept 的.

• live a life…活一辈子。
• I 我 lived 活了 an 一个 amazing 精彩的 life 人生.
• He lived a poor life.
• 他 He 一辈子 the whole life 都 all 很 very 穷困 poor。

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