My name is Marry Alice Young
我叫Mary Alice Young
When you read this mornin's paper
瀏覽晨報時
You may come across an article
你可能會讀到一篇文章
About the unusual day I had last week.
是關於我上週所經歷的不尋常的一天
Normally, there's never anything newsworthy about my life
通常,我生活中是沒有什麼可值得作為新聞報導的
But that all changed last Thursday
然而上個週四改變了這一切
Of course, everything seemed quite normal first
當然,剛開始一切看起來都很普通平常
I performed my chores
做好了家務
I completed my projects
完成了手工製作
I ran my errands
我又外出乾了些雜事
In truth, I spent the day as I spent every other day
事實上,這天一如往常,沒什麼不同
Quietly polishing the routine of my life
我安安靜靜地打理著生活的瑣事
Until it gleamed with perfection
直至完美
That's why it was so astonishing
這也就是為什麼人們會震驚於
When I decided to go to my hallway closet
我會走向走廊壁櫥
And retrieve a revolver that had never been used
拿出從沒用過的一把左輪手槍--“砰”