Chua recounts her decision to raise her two daughters the "Chinese way", and not give in to the inevitable "family decline" that befalls immigrant families.

蔡妈妈叙述了她决定用“中国方式”抚养她的两个女儿，而不是向移民家庭不可避免的“家庭衰落”妥协。

To Chua, this all points to a home truth.

对Chua来说，这些全部都指向一个难以接受的事实。

Chua plays into America's fear of national decline.

蔡美儿引发了美国对民族衰落的恐慌。

So I'm not against the way Chua pushes her daughters.

所以我不反对蔡美儿对女儿施压。

Chua might scoff at my wonderful parents' crumbling resolve.

蔡妈妈可能会藐视我的好父母在子女教育上破碎的决心。