"There are so many things we wish we could tell the young. We'd like to persuade them not to grow up so fast. But they won't listen. We want to tell them the beauty fades but they refuse to believe it. We warn them that their actions will have consequences, but still they defy us. Suddenly the young can begin to understand the world is a dangerous place. So it’s up to us to do anything we can to protect them. Absolutely anything. " 
有太多的事情我们想要告诉孩子们. 我们想说服他们，不要这么快就长大。但他们听不进去。我们想告诉他们，美丽总有逝去的一天，但他们拒绝相信。我们警告他们，他们的所作所为会有什么样的后果，但他们仍然不予理睬。终有一天，孩子们会意识到这个世界是危险的. 所以我们要做的就是，尽一切可能来保护他们. 不惜一切代价。

1. persuade [pə'sweɪd] 
v. 说服，劝服

2. fade [feɪd] 
v . 凋谢，褪色，逐渐消失 
fade away 逐渐消失

3. consequence ['kɒnsɪkw(ə)ns] 
结果，后果

4. defy [dɪ'faɪ] 
vt. 藐视，违抗，不服从 
It is rare to see children openly defying their teachers. (refuse to obey) defy belief/description/explanation 
无法相信/描述/解释
Her beauty defies description.