I am a dark skinned girl living in a country 我是一个有着深色皮肤的女孩,在我生活的地方 which places white skinned people on a pedestal 浅色皮肤的人都被奉若神明 and looks down on people with even slightly dark skin tone. 而那些深色皮肤的人,哪怕肤色只是略微深暗,也会遭到鄙夷 Since I am very dark skinned, 由于我的皮肤颜色十分深暗 I tend to avoid wearing bright colors like white and yellow 我时常会避免那些明亮的色调,比如白色或者黄色 because they make me look even more darker. 因为这些颜色会让我看起来更加黝黑 However, I wore a white blouse today 可是,今天我却穿着一件白色的衬衣 which I bought because it was so pretty 之所以买下它,是因为它太好看了 that I just couldn't pass it up. 让我不得不为它驻足 I thought that even if it may not look good on me, 我想,即使这件衬衣不会衬托得我更加美丽 it's still a good looking top 它本身也足够好看了 and so I just wore it to work. 于是我穿着它去上班了 And a co-worker complimented me! 没想到,同事居然夸赞了我! She said "That top is really cute 她说,“这件衬衣真好看” and White looks awesome on you!" “你很适合穿白色的衣服!” I turned into a puddle. 我立刻哭成了泪人儿 I am feeling good about myself ever since. 从那之后,我开始有了自信 The point is, 这件事让我知道 Don't be so insecure 别让心中的不安全感控制自己 that you might miss something good! 不然你可能会错过十分宝贵的东西! |