接受丑陋，海阔天空

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1、接受丑陋，海阔天空　　Untiltheageoffive，Iwasblissfully[幸福地]unawareofhowmylooks―orlackofthem―wouldaffectmylife.Ofcourse，startingschoolchangedallthatandbroughtwithitthedawning[开始]realisationthatIwasn’tprettylikealotoftheothergirlsinmyclass.　　I’dbeenbornwithabirthmark[胎记]rendering[致使]meblindinmyrighteyeandw

2、hilethathadbeensurgically[如外科手术般地]removed，itstilltookyearsformyeyetoopenproperly（Istillhaveasquint[斜眼]）.Andasifthiswasn’tenough，myfrontteethwereprominent[突出的]andcrooked[歪的]，whichimmediatelyearnedmethenicknameBugsBunny注1.It’sawondermymotherhadn’tshoved[乱塞]meatthemidwife[助产士]anddonearunner.　　Thi

3、rty-fiveyearson，notthatmuchhaschanged.Imayhavelearnednottocaresodeeply，butIcansee―outofoneeyeatleast―howhavingafacethatis“different”（whichisjustanotherwordforugly）hasheldmebackinmanyareasofmylife.　　五岁之前，我幸福地没有意识到自己的长相――或长相缺陷――10会影响我的生活。当然，上学后一切都改变了，这让我开始意识到，自己长得不如班上其他女孩漂亮。　　我出生时就有一个胎记，让我右眼失明，尽

4、管做手术切除了它，我的眼睛过了好几年才能正常睁开（我现在仍然有点斜眼）。好像这还不够似的，我的门牙突出，歪歪扭扭的，立马就为我赢得了“兔八哥”的绰号。我的母亲没有把我塞给助产士，然后一跑了之，真是个奇迹。　　三十五年过去了，（我的脸）还是没有太大改变。我也许已经学会了不那么在意，但我可以看到――至少用一只眼睛――顶着一张“与众不同”（这只是丑陋的代名词罢了）的脸，如何让我在生活的方方面面备受掣肘。　　Imaynothavebeenendowedwith[被赋予]thelooksofayoungBrigitteBardot注2，butatleastIamnotstupid.Andit

5、’sbeencleartomeforyearsthatbeingplain[相貌平平的]isoneoflife’sunspokenhandicaps[障碍].　　Havinggorgeous[华丽的]parentsdidn’thelp.MyfatherwasamodelintheSixties，posinginasheepskincoattoadvertiseawell-knowncigarettebrand.Mymother，withherviolet[紫罗兰色的]blueeyesandthickdarkhair，lookedlikeacross[混合体]betweenayoun

6、gElizabethTaylor注3andVivienLeigh注4.　　I’llneverforgethavinglunchatthehomeofmyeccentric[古怪的]greatauntwhensheputdownherfork，appraised[评估]meacrossthetableandsaid：“Well，youclearlyhaven’tinherited[继承]yourmother’slooks.Ihope，foryoursake，10you’vegotastrongpersonality.”　　Ifeltcrushed，ofcourse.Isensed，e

7、venatthatage，thatbeingprettygaveyouadvantagesIdidn’thave.Friends，forastart.　　Schoolgirlscanbehorriblycruelandwillseekoutweaknessesinothers―nomatterhowshallow[肤浅的]―togaincontrolintheplayground.Needlesstosay，theoneswithlongblondehairandst