高个女孩儿最常见的20个烦恼_英语美文

高个女孩儿最常见的20个烦恼

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1. That whole "fingertip length" rule in grade school was your worst nightmare.

2. Pants are never long enough, so you have to shop at specialty¹ stores.

3. You were the tallest person in your grade until at least sophomore² year of high school.

4. Parents and friends always said you'd "find someone your height in college."

5. You still dream of marrying a basketball player or rando giant.

6. Occasionally, doorways³ present a very real threat to your forehead.

7. You inadvertently look over bathroom stall walls because they're shorter than you.

8. Long limbs make you look clumsier than you really are.

9. When you trip and fall, it really is a long way down.

10. People ALWAYS assume you played basketball or volleyball.

11. You visibly cringe every time you're asked, "How's the weather up there?"

12. Grown men and women, as well as little kids, actually point and stare.

13. Finding someone to dance with is always hard.

14. You can't wear heels without everyone you know commenting on it.

15. You know your future daughter will also hate you when she's 6 feet tall in middle school.

16. Shirt sizes -- S, M, L or XL -- mean nothing to you because they're all too short.

17. Shaving your legs is not only a feat⁴ of strength and balance -- it's a true test of perseverance⁵.

18. Being a gymnast or ballerina was just NOT in your future.

19. People loudly complain when you stand in front of them at concerts.

20. Doing pushups, lunges, benching and squatting⁶ are way harder for you. It's just SO FAR DOWN, people.

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1 specialty
n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长
参考例句：
Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。 His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。

2 sophomore
n.大学二年级生；adj.第二年的
参考例句：
He is in his sophomore year.他在读二年级。 I'm a college sophomore majoring in English.我是一名英语专业的大二学生。

3 doorways
n.门口，门道( doorway的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The houses belched people; the doorways spewed out children. 从各家茅屋里涌出一堆一堆的人群，从门口蹦出一群一群小孩。来自辞典例句 He rambled under the walls and doorways. 他就顺着墙根和门楼遛跶。来自辞典例句

4 feat
n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的
参考例句：
Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。 He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。

5 perseverance
n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠
参考例句：
It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。 Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。

6 squatting
v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的现在分词 )；非法擅自占用（土地或房屋）；为获得其所有权；而占用某片公共用地。
参考例句：
They ended up squatting in the empty houses on Oxford Road. 他们落得在牛津路偷住空房的境地。 They've been squatting in an apartment for the past two years. 他们过去两年来一直擅自占用一套公寓。来自《简明英汉词典》