And I didn't really want to jump over these hurdles, because they seemed completely arbitrary, so I often wouldn't, and then people would threaten me, you know, they'd threaten me with this "going on [my] permanent record," or "You'll never get a good job."
E io non volevo davvero  scavalcare questi ostacoli, perché sembravano arbitrari,  cosi spesso non li superavo, e poi le persone mi minacciavano, sapete, mi minacciavano con:  "finiranno sul tuo record permanente" o "non avrai mai un buon lavoro."