雙語美文:簡單的贊美 好過一切套路!
作者:Judith Maduhu
2020-05-23 07:00
It was one busy morning in those rush hours
那是一個忙碌的早晨,正是早高峰時(shí)段
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when I hopped into the bus heading town to run some errands,
我剛跳上公交車的門檻,準(zhǔn)備進(jìn)城去辦事
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I sat next to some guy his name was Musa.
一個男子坐在我的旁邊,他的名字叫Musa
He said hi and I replied with a smile
他對我打招呼,我回之以微笑
and our conversation began from there.
我們的交談從從這里開始了?
We talked about a lot of things
我們談到很多東西
particularly about life and work
特別是關(guān)于生活和工作
and he just began complementing my natural look.
接著他就開始贊美我質(zhì)樸的打扮?
He said he was impressed with how natural I was,
他說,我天生麗質(zhì)的容貌讓他眼前一亮
am a kind of girl who keeps it all natural,
我是那種不飾鉛華的女孩
no make up and I always keep my African natural hair as it is.
我從不化妝,頭發(fā)也總是它最自然的樣子
So Musa said those words genuinely
Musa的贊美十分真誠
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and like any girl would, I felt good and appreciated
我十分開心,我想所有的女孩都會這樣
even though it was from a stranger.
即使那些贊美出自一個陌生人之口
In the back of my mind I knew he would then ask for my number as most guys do
我心中暗暗想到,他一定會探問我的電話號碼,就像大多數(shù)男孩會做的那樣
?but we reached the end
可是我們的邂逅很快告一段落?
and said goodbye to each other just like that
我們只是對對方說了再見
and I have never seen him since then.
從那之后我再也沒有見過他
So what am trying to say here is that
此刻我想要說的是
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sometimes people aren't always as thought of by the society,
有時(shí)人們并不像社會輿論慣常以為的那樣惡劣
so keep seeing the best in people instead of assuming worst things about them.
與其假設(shè)他們是無惡不作的壞蛋,不如試著看到他們身上最好的品質(zhì)吧!