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My name is Mary Alice Young.
我的名字叫玛丽·爱丽丝·杨
When you read this morning's paper,you may come across an article about the unusual day I had last week
你今天早晨读报纸时或许看到了一条关于我上周不平凡的一天的文章
Normally, there's never anything newsworthy about my life.
通常情况下 我生活里没什么有新闻价值的事情
But that all changed last Thursday.
但在上周四 一切都改变了
Of course, everything seemed quite normal at first.
当然 一开始时 一切都看上去很正常
I made breakfast for my family.
我给家人做了早餐
I performed my chores.
我做了家务
I completed my projects.
我完成了我的计划
I ran my errands.
我去了商店买日用品
In truth,
事实上
I spent the day as I spent every other day,
我当天过得与每天都一样
quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection.
默默地把我生活中的日常事务做到完美无瑕
That's why it was so astonishing
这就是为什么
when I decided to go to my hallway closet,
当我决定走向走廊的橱柜
and retrieve a revolver that had never been used.
扣动从未被用过的手枪的扳机 让所有人都震惊了
