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NARRATOR: My name is Mary Alice Young.
我是Mary Alice Young。
When you read this morning's paper, you may come across an article about the unusual day I had last week.
当你浏览今天的晨报，可能会读到一篇文章关于上个星期我所渡过的不平常的一天。
Normally, there's never anything newsworthy about my life.
通常，我的生活里是没有什么有新闻报道价值的。
That all changed last Thursday.
但是上个星期四一切都改变了。
Of course everything seemed as normal at first.
当然，起初，一切看起来都很平常。
I made my breakfast for my family.
我给一家人做好早餐。
MARY ALICE: Here we are. Waffles.
华夫饼来了。
NARRATOR: I performed my chores.
我做好了做家务。
NARRATOR: I completed my projects.
完成我的手工作品。
NARRATOR: I ran my errands.
完成我的使命。
NARRATOR: In truth, I spent the day as I spend every other day quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection.
事实上，和平时没什么不同——一切都和往常一样,直到一件不寻常的事情的发生。
NARRATOR: That's why it was so astonishing when I decided to go to my hallway closet to retrieve a revolver that had never been used.
这就是为什么一切令人震惊，当我决定走向走廊的壁橱，拿起一把从没用过的左轮手枪。
NARRATOR: My body was discovered by my neighbor, Mrs. Martha Huber, who had been startled by a strange popping sound.
我的尸体是被我的邻居Martha Huber发现的，她被一声奇怪的声音吓了一跳。
Her curiosity aroused, Mrs. Huber tried to think of a reason for dropping in on me unannounced.
她觉得很好奇，Huber太太想了一个不请自来的理由。
After some initial hesitation, she decided to return the blender she had borrowed from me 6 months before.
在犹豫了一会之后，她决定来归还她6个月前从我这里借去搅拌器。
MRS HUBER: It's my neighbor. I think she's been shot, there's blood everywhere.
我的邻居。我觉得她被枪击了，到处都是血。
Yes, you've got to send an ambulance. You've got to send one right now!
是的，赶紧派救护车，叫救护车。
NARRATOR: And for a moment, Mrs. Huber stood motionless in her kitchen griefstricken by this senseless tragedy. But, only for a moment.
过了一会之后，Huber太太呆呆地站在厨房里，因为这件事情而感到极度悲伤。但是只有那么一会。
NARRATOR: If there was one thing Mrs. Huber was known for, it was her ability to look on the bright side.
如果说Huber最大的特点,就是她总能把事情往好的方面想。
