每个女孩儿都可以是一道美丽的风景

1. I’ve always had hang-ups about being bigger than my girlfriends (6 ft and 150 lbs). But once we went on a tour around Europe. In 2 weeks of our trip, my friends just became invisible for everyone. I, on the contrary, was neck-deep in compliments and admirers. They all said I was a true Russian beauty (I’ve got a typical Slavic appearance with round face, big breasts, and thick brown hair). No more hang-ups now.

我常常为自己长得比朋友高大而烦恼（我身高1米82，体重136斤）。但是有一次我们去欧洲旅游，两周的时间，人们都没注意到我的朋友。相反，很多人都说我很漂亮，是名副其实的俄罗斯美女（我是标准的斯拉夫人长相，圆脸，大胸，厚厚的棕色头发）。现在的我再也不烦恼了。

2. I’m naturally red-haired and green-eyed, and I was mocked for that at school and college. Even my dark-haired parents told me that my red color was ugly. Today, though, I had my nails done at a beauty salon, and one lady asked the hairdresser for a color like mine.She even asked to take a picture of me because they didn’t have such a dye. I’m starting to feel beautiful and unique. That’s surprising.

我天生红头发绿眼睛，因为这上学总被人嘲笑。甚至我黑头发的父母也觉得我的红发很丑。但是今天在美容院做指甲时，一位女士让她的发型师将她的头发染成和我一样的发色。她甚至想给我拍张照片因为美容院没有这种颜色。我开始感觉到自己的美丽和独一无二，这是一种很奇妙的感受。

3. My parents were too busy making money to raise my sister and me, so I only heard about my looks from my granny. She said I had bulgy eyes, a stubby nose, and so on... And only recently I’ve heard from my husband’s boss that my hubby has a picture of me at his office, and everyone is envious of him for having such a beautiful wife.

我的父母忙着赚钱没时间照顾我和妹妹，所以我只听过我奶奶对我相貌的评价。她说我眼睛凸出，鼻子小而塌......直到最近我听我老公的老板说我老公在办公室里放了一张我的照片，而办公室里的每个人都羡慕他有位漂亮的妻子。

4. I’ve got a strange body with too-long arms and huge feet, and I’ve always had trouble picking clothes and shoes (size 9 at 14 years old!). The latter are the worst — I have to have them tailor made, which isn’t cheap, so I have just a couple of pairs for every occasion. It’s the biggest problem of my life, and I’ve been mocked as "Gulliver" since time immemorial. I met my husband at 28 at the same shoemaker. He’s 7 ft tall and has size 12. Now we have two Gullivers in our family.

我身体很奇怪，胳膊太长脚太大，所以挑衣服和鞋的时候我常常犯难（14岁就穿39码的鞋）。更糟的是的鞋必须得定制，这可不便宜，所以我只有几双鞋。于是乎脚大成了我人生中的头号难题，我也总被嘲笑成“格列佛”。28岁时在鞋匠铺我遇见了现在的老公，他身高2米13，穿47码的鞋，现在我们家里有了两个“格列佛”。

看了这篇小文章，是不是很有感触呢？所以不要再对自己不满意啦，我们每个人都是独一无二的，抬头挺胸，让世界看到你的美。
 

Vocabulary:

hang-up ['hæŋʌp] n. 烦恼;大难题;障碍

Slavic ['slɑ:vik; 'slæ-] adj. 斯拉夫的

beauty salon n. 美容院

hairdresser 英 ['heədresə(r)] 美 ['hɛrdresɚ] n. 美发师

bulgy ['bʌldʒɪ] adj. 凸出的;膨胀的;肿胀的

stubby 英 ['stʌbɪ] 美 ['stʌbi] adj. 短而粗硬的;又短又秃的

hubby 英 ['hʌbɪ] 美 ['hʌbi] n. 丈夫

Gulliver ['ɡʌlivə] n. 格利佛(《格利佛游记》的主人公)

shoemaker 英 ['ʃuːmeɪkə] 美 ['ʃʊ'mekɚ] n. 鞋匠;补鞋工人