"Why are you failing me?" questions her mother.

　　她的妈妈质问道：“你为什么要辜负我？”

　　"Can you not try and change?" they ask, worn out by their crying, disbeliefand disappointment.

　　两位老人痛哭流涕，心中充满怀疑与失望。他们问道：“你就不能试着改变吗？”

　　Although China removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses in 2001, people like Zhang's parents continue to see it as an abnormitythat can be corrected.

　　尽管从2001年起，中国不再把同性恋划定为精神疾病。但包括张娜娜父母在内的许多人依旧将其视为可以纠正的“变态”行为。

　　"How can I?" counters Zhang.

　　张娜娜反驳说：“怎么可能呢？”

　　"I haven't told them that I've been living with my female partner since 2004."

　　“我还没有告诉他们，我从2004年时起就已经开始和同性伴侣一起生活了。”