读者文摘:用100字讲自己的故事

Dress to Impress. I'm 82 and like to dress nicely whenever I go out.

新潮老太。我82岁了，每次出门都喜欢打扮的漂漂亮亮的。

One morning, I donned a new peach-hued golf shirt and navy-blue Bermudas.

一天早上，我穿上了一件新的桃红色高尔夫球衫和深蓝色百慕达式短裤。

I thought I looked pretty sharp. While standing¹ in line at the deli counter,

我觉得我看起来很靓。在熟食店柜台前排队时，

an attractive young woman approached me and asked, "Do you mind if I take a picture?"

一位很有魅力的年轻女士走过来问我：“你介意我给你拍张照吗？”

Surprised and flattered, I replied, "Of course not." As I struck a casual pose and gave her a wide smile, she took a picture of my flashy four-wheel walker.

我很惊讶和高兴，我说道：“当然不介意。”我摆了个随意的姿势，露出灿烂的笑容，可她给我那辆华而不实的四轮助步车拍了张照片。

"I've been looking for something like this for my grandfather," she said. "Thanks very much."

她说：“我一直在为我祖父寻找类似的助步车，非常感谢。”

Midnight Snack. We had recently installed a cat door on the back door of our house, but our four kitties couldn't figure out how to use it.

午夜零食。我们最近在我们家的后门上安装了一个猫门，但是我们的四只猫咪不知道如何使用它。

Late one night, I heard a loud crunching² and wondered which of the cats was eating at that hour.

一天深夜，我听到一声嘎吱嘎吱的巨响，不知道这时候哪只猫在吃东西。

I got up to check, and there was a large possum by the cat bowl—he had come into the house through the cat door.

我起身去查看，发现猫碗旁边有一只大负鼠-他通过猫门进到了家中。

When I startled him, the cats watched him leave, and by golly, they finally figured out the cat door. Thank you, Mr. Possum. Your work here is done.

在我吓唬他时，猫咪们看着他离开了，天啊，他们终于会使用这个猫门了。谢谢你，负鼠先生。你的任务已完成。

In-Flight Playdate. On a recent flight, I sat next to a mom with a baby on her lap and a slightly older son.

飞机趣玩。在最近的一次飞行中，我坐在一位母亲身边，她的腿上放着一个婴儿，还有一个稍微大一点的儿子。

She was having trouble holding the baby while helping³ her son and herself, so I offered to hold the baby.

她着抱孩子，在帮她儿子和她自己的时候有困难，所以我主动提出帮她抱孩子。

Baby and I hit it off—so much so that when Mom reached to take her back, Baby started screaming! So Mom left her with me.

我和孩子很合得来-以至于孩子母亲抱回孩子时，孩子开始尖叫！所以她让我抱着孩子。

For two hours, we played tickle⁴ and moved the tray table up and down.

我们玩了两个小时的“挠痒痒”游戏，上下移动着小桌板。

After we landed, I handed Baby back. She looked at me with tears in her eyes, but Mom smiled.

飞机着陆后，我把孩子还给了她。孩子眼里含着泪水看着我，但妈妈笑了。

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 crunching   

v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的现在分词 )；嘎吱作响；（快速大量地）处理信息；数字捣弄

参考例句：

• The horses were crunching their straw at their manger. 这些马在嘎吱嘎吱地吃槽里的草。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The dog was crunching a bone. 狗正嘎吱嘎吱地嚼骨头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 tickle   

v.搔痒，胳肢；使高兴；发痒；n.搔痒，发痒

参考例句：

• Wilson was feeling restless. There was a tickle in his throat.威尔逊只觉得心神不定。嗓子眼里有些发痒。
• I am tickle pink at the news.听到这消息我高兴得要命。