Mom was very proud that she'd lost ten pounds. On the way to the store with my husband and me she talked of little else. We dropped her off in the lingerie department, but when we returned, we couldn't find her. Thinking she might be in the fitting room, I asked the saleswoman if she had seen my mother. “What does she look like?” the clerk asked.

My husband said simply, “She just lost ten pounds.

”Third door on the left.“ the woman replied with a smile.

媽媽為她減肥十磅而非常自豪。在和我們小兩口一起去商場的路上，她別無所談。我們把她送到女內衣部，在那兒分手，但當我們回來找她時，卻找不見她。我想她也許會在試衣室，就問售貨員是否見過我母親。”她長得什么樣?“這位職員問。

我丈夫直截了當地說：”她剛減了十磅。“

”左邊第三個門，“女售貨員笑瞇瞇地回答。