2019.03.29

周五 Friday

rid /rid/ 

v. 使摆脱

A mom of three who spent $30,000 on plastic surgery to look like Meghan Markle insists her daughter now confuses the real princess for her.
一位三个孩子的妈花了3万美元想整成梅根·马克尔，她坚持说她的女儿现在都分不出来她和真正的王妃谁是谁了。

Xochytl Greer, 36, from Texas, went under the knife four months ago to rid herself of excess fat on her stomach and have a nose job — in a bid to look like the Duchess of Sussex.
来自德克萨斯州的36岁的Xochytl Greer四个月前接受了手术，为了摆脱腹部多余的脂肪，还做了一个鼻子整形手术，好让自己看起来像苏塞克斯公爵夫人。

Since having youngest daughter, Isla, nearly two years ago, she felt self-conscious over how her clothes fit. And after admiring the beauty and regal class of the Duchess of Sussex she was determined to look like the royal figure.
自从在将近两年前有了最小的女儿Isla后，她就对自己的衣服不再合身感到不知所措。在欣赏了苏塞克斯公爵夫人的美丽和高贵之后，她下定决心要看起来像她一样。

Greer admitted that no matter how much makeup she put on or how she dressed, she would “never be presentable.”
Greer承认，不管她怎么化妆、怎么打扮，她都“永远不好看”。

Surgeons performed a rhinoplasty, liposuction on the stomach, inner and outer thighs, a butt lift, fillers under the eyes, lip filler, jawline filler and Botox. Now, the lawyer says she feels — and looks — like a princess.
外科医生进行了鼻整形术、胃和大腿内外抽脂、提臀、眼部填充物、唇部填充物、下颌填充物和肉毒杆菌素。现在，律师说她觉得——看起来——像个公主。

Greer has even claimed her daughter Isla, 23 months, now shouts “mommy, mommy” whenever seeing pictures of Meghan.
Greer甚至声称，她23个月大的女儿Isla，现在每当看到Meghan的照片都会喊“妈妈，妈妈”。

“When I look in the mirror, I’m happy again. I still see me, but a better version of me. I’m at the point where I feel I can put myself out there in the world again.”
“当我照镜子的时候，我又能高兴起来了。我仍然能看到我，但是一个更好的我。我正处在我觉得自己可以重新融入这个世界的时候。”

“I had very big self-confidence issues, but now I feel I can put on a nice dress and don’t need to wear much makeup because I feel great,” Greer said.
Greer说：“我曾严重缺乏自信心，但现在我觉得我可以穿上漂亮的衣服，不需要怎么化妆，因为我感觉很棒。”

 

今日词汇

rid /rid/ 

v. 使摆脱

 

Rid 本身的意思是“使摆脱”，它最常见的结构有两个：

一个是 get rid of sth. 表示“摆脱掉……”：

Let’s get rid of this guy.
我们除掉这家伙吧。

另一个是 rid sb. of sth. 表示“从……上除掉……”：

She went to the doctor to rid herself of excess fat on her stomach.
她去找医生来去掉她腹部的多余脂肪。