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Annie坦言最近3年的圣诞节,她都要假扮成自己因病去世的双胞胎姐妹,给祖父母打电话。
Annie’s twin sister passed away three years ago, so she has to call her grandparents every holiday pretending to be her.
twin /twɪn/ adj. 双胞胎的,孪生的
pretend /prɪˈtend/ v. 伪装,假装
编造各种各样的理由,向老人们解释为什么“自己”一直都没去看望他们。
She has to make up excuses as to why she is not visiting them.
make up 编造
excuse /ɪkˈskjuːs/ n. 借口,托词
Annie和她的双胞胎姐妹是被祖父母抚养长大的,他们的关系非常亲密。
“My grandparents basically raised me and my sister so we are very close to them.”
raise /reɪz/ v. 养育,抚养
在她看来,只要不知道实情,祖父母就不会遭受痛苦,不会因伤心过度而影响到身体健康。
As long as they don’t know the devastating truth, they will not get hurt emotionally or physically.
devastating /ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/adj. 毁灭性的;令人极为震惊的
emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/ adv. 感情上;情绪上
physically /ˈfɪzɪkli/ adv. 身体上,肉体上
她在视频中解释说,很多人或许不理解。但在亚洲文化中这种做法很常见。我们会尽量让上了年纪的长辈远离坏消息。
A lot of people don't understand, this is really common in Asian culture. We try to shield the elderly from terrible news.
culture /ˈkʌltʃə(r)/ n. 文化
shield /ʃiːld/ v. 保护某人或某物(免遭危险、伤害或不快)
大多留言的网友都觉得“这是不对的。她可能会在不经意间,从别人那里得知真相,然后受到打击。
It’s just wrong. She may find out inadvertently by someone else and then she will be devastated.
inadvertently /ˌɪnədˈvɜːt(ə)ntli/ adv. 无意地,不经意地
老人应当从家人口中得知这个消息。”
She needs to hear it from a family member.
大错特错!这种秘密对一个家庭而言,可能是毁灭性的。
Wrong! Secrets such as this in families can be devastating.
告诉祖父母真相,他们应该知道为什么自己的孙女从来不过来探望
Tell the grandparents, they should know why their granddaughter never visits.
也有人表示可以理解,但这确实是一个艰难的抉择。
I can see what she is trying to do, but that’s a hard one.
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