自在閑雲
平淡的生活也可以過得有滋有味
說點好聽的話
(翻譯練習)
一對夫婦正準備上床就寢。妻子站在穿衣鏡前把自己仔細地察看了一番。
“你知道嗎，親愛的，”她說，“我往鏡子裏麵看，看到的是一個老女人，臉上滿是皺紋，頭發灰白，肩膀聳起，兩腿又粗又肥，胳膊鬆軟無力，”她轉過身對丈夫說：“你給我說點好聽的話吧，好讓我自我感覺好一點。”
他認真地思考了一會兒，然後輕柔、謹慎地說道：“嗯，你的眼力不錯嘛。”
原文：
Say Something Positive
A husband and wife are getting ready for bed. The wife is standing in front of a full-length mirror taking a hard look at herself.
"You know, dear," she says, "I look in the mirror, and I see an old woman. My face is all wrinkled, my hair is grey, my shoulders are hunched over, I've got fat legs, and my arms are all flabby." She turns to her husband and says, "Tell me something positive to make me feel better about myself."
He studies hard for a moment thinking about it and then says in a soft, thoughtful voice, "Well, there's nothing wrong with your eyesight."
