"You need to be independent" 意思是你需要独立。这句话的来源是英语中常用的一个表达方式,表示一个人需要自己解决问题或做出决策,而不是依赖他人的帮助。

下面是一些例句:

As you grow older, you need to be more independent and make your own decisions.
(随着你年龄的增长,你需要变得更独立,自己做决策。)

It's important to learn how to be independent and take care of yourself.
(学会独立并照顾自己是很重要的。)

I know it's hard, but you need to be independent and figure out how to solve this problem on your own.
(我知道这很难,但你需要独立起来,自己想办法解决这个问题。)