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“Keep staring!I might do a trick!”
That's the message on a T-shirt of mine. People stare at me all the time so I thought this shirt would be funny. See I'm a dwarf.
Most of the time people aren't trying to be rude—they just haven't seen many dwarfs like me before. I can understand that. But I also want to let them know that I see them staring. Usually the T-shirt makes them laugh at themselves not at me.
I was born with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. I have an average-size torso, but my arms and legs are shorter and my head is bigger than average. Right now I'm almost four feet tall and that's about as tall as I'm going to get. I'm not going to pretend that my height isn't a challenge. It is. Light switches and counters are usually too high for me.
But everyone faces challenges. You just have to face them with agood attitude. So I have a long barbecue fork to pull things down from pantry shelves. I'm a great climber and I can make a stool out of just about anything. I'll even be able to drive a car with the help of pedal extensions. If all else fails, I ask for help.
Due to the way I see it, I can do just about anything that an average-size person can do. So I'll never play professional sports but I have no problem testing my limits. I have to. For instance, everyone uses stoves. Little people just have to fgure out how to use them in different ways. I use a stool to reach mine at home. It may take me longer and it may be harder but I can still do it.
My T-shirt shows people the real me—a kid with a sense of humor. And maybe that's the real trick showing others that I'm just like them. I play sports and video games, I go to school and I hang out with my friends. I'm just shorter. I mean no one is exactly the same. And anyway, I'm proud of who I am.
“看仔細了！我可要變戲法了！”
這是寫在我的T恤衫上的一句話。走在街上，人們的目光一直注視著我，於是，我想這件T恤衫一定很有趣。知道嗎？我是個小矮人。
很多時候，人們都盡量避免表現得粗魯——隻是以前他們沒有見過像我這樣的矮個子。我可以理解，但是我也想讓他們知道，我看到了他們對我注視的目光。通常，T恤衫上的字會讓他們自嘲，而不是取笑我。
我天生軟骨發育不全，這是最常見的一種侏儒症。我的身高符合正常人的平均水平，但是，我的胳膊和腿較短，腦袋比一般人的大。現在，我差不多有四英尺高了，這似乎是我最後的身高。我不想假裝身高的問題不是對我的一個挑戰，因為它的確是。電燈開關和櫃台對我來說，實在是太高了。
但是，每個人都要麵對挑戰。你需要用一種良好的態度去麵對它們。於是，我用長長的烤肉叉把想要的東西從食品室的架子上鉤下來。我是一個攀爬高手，我可以用任何東西做跳板。我甚至可以借助踏板來開車。如果任何方法都不奏效的話，我就會尋求幫助。
正是由於我這種看問題的態度，我才能做任何正常人能夠做的事情。因此，盡管我從來沒有參加過職業的體育運動，但是在考驗我的極限時，我沒有任何問題。我不得不這樣做。比如，人人都使用爐子。我們個子矮小的人就得想出不同的方法來使用它。在家裏，我踩在凳子上來使用它。這樣的話，可能會花費我更多的時間，或許難度也會更大，但是我依然能夠做到。
我的T恤衫向人們展示了一個真實的自我——一個幽默的孩子。也許我這樣做的真正意圖是展示給人們看，我和他們沒有什麽區別。我可以運動、打電子遊戲，可以上學、和朋友們一起逛街。我隻是身材矮小罷了。我是說，這個世界上沒有誰和別人是一模一樣的。不管怎樣，我為我自己感到驕傲。
W詞匯筆記
stare['st??]v.凝視；目不轉睛
例 I returned to my seat, staring into daylight that was darkness for me.
我回到座位上，盯著對我來說是一片黑暗的白晝。
achondroplasia[ei, k?ndr?'plei?i?]n.軟骨發育不全
例 Like most achondroplasia dwarfs, I have two average-height parents, as well as an average-height brother.
像大多數患有軟骨發育不全症的侏儒一樣，我的父母身高正常，我的兄弟也很正常。
torso['t?:s??]n.（人體的）軀幹
例 The muscles of the torso stabilize the spine and provide a solid foundation for movement in the extremities.
軀幹肌肉對脊骨起到穩定作用，並且為四肢的運動提供了堅實的基礎。
professional[pr?'fe??n?l]adj.職業的；專業的
例 The normalization of the professional work and the information is the basis of urban planning administration.
業務的規範化和信息的規範化是城市規劃管理信息係統的基礎性工作。
S小試身手
但是，每個人都要麵對挑戰。你需要用一種良好的態度去麵對它們。
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正是由於我這種看問題的態度，我才能做任何正常人能夠做的事情。
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這個世界上沒有誰和別人是一模一樣的。
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P短語家族
Keep staring!I might do a trick!
do a trick：玩把戲；變戲法
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For instance, everyone uses stoves. Little people just have to figure out how to use them in different ways.
figure out：想出；算出
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