说点好听的话
(翻译练习)
一对夫妇正准备上床就寝。妻子站在穿衣镜前把自己仔细地察看了一番。
“你知道吗，亲爱的，”她说，“我往镜子里面看，看到的是一个老女人，脸上满是皱纹，头发灰白，肩膀耸起，两腿又粗又肥，胳膊松软无力，”她转过身对丈夫说：“你给我说点好听的话吧，好让我自我感觉好一点。”
他认真地思考了一会儿，然后轻柔、谨慎地说道：“嗯，你的眼力不错嘛。”
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."
