A Woman Who Fell
摔倒的女人
It was rush hour and I was dashing to a train in New York City's Grand Central Terminal.
上下班高峰期，我匆匆奔向纽约豪华中心站去赶一趟火车。
As I neared the gate, a plump, middle-aged woman sprinted up from behind, lost her footing on the smooth marble floor and slid onto her back.
接近门口，一位肥胖的中年妇女从后面冲过来，没想到在平滑的大理石地面上失了脚，仰面滑倒了。
Her momentum carried her close to my shoes. Before I could help her, however, she had scrambled up.
她的惯性使她接近了我的脚。我正准备扶她，她却自己爬了起来。
Gaining her composure, she winked at me and said, "Do you always have beautiful women failing at your feet?"
她镇定了一下，对我挤了一下眉，说道：“总是有漂亮女人拜倒在你脚下吗？

1.New York City's Grand Central Terminal
这个词组是纽约豪华中心站的意思，因为是个专有名词，所以每个单词的首字母都要大写。今天来简单讲讲专有名词。
专有名词是特定的某人、地方或机构的名称，即：人名，地名，国家名，单位名，组织名等等。专有名词的第一个字母必须大写。
例如：Hemingway海明威 Russia 俄罗斯 New York 纽约 United Nations联合国 再如：Hong Kong, China, Bill Clinton

2.sprint
vi. 冲刺，全速短跑
n. 全速短跑；速度或活动的突然爆发
复数：sprints 第三人称单数：sprints 过去式：sprinted 过去分词：sprinted 现在分词：sprinting

3.lost her footing
lost her footing是个很形象的说法，直译过来就是失去了脚，也就是表示脚没站稳。
eg：She lost her footing and fell to the ground. 她脚底一滑，跌倒在地上。