七大姑八大姨过年“审讯”？看美国妹子如何巧接招

Fielding annoying questions from relatives during the holidays is pretty much unavoidable, but one cocky teenager has come up with an inventive solution to silence those annoying relatives by handing them a pamphlet of pre-prepared answers.

在节假日应答七大姑八大姨那些烦人的问题几乎是不可避免的，但是一名霸气的青少年想出了一个别出心裁的解决方案让那些烦人的亲戚统统停止发问：就是发给他们一册子预先想好的答案。

When Arianna Simon, a 17-year-old from Rockland, New York, sat down for Thanksgiving last month she proceeded to hand out her carefully printed hand-out which included answers to the boring generic questions that she just wasn't prepared to answer at the dinner table.

来自纽约罗克兰的17岁少女阿丽安娜·西蒙在上个月的感恩节正襟危坐，继续分发她手头上精心打印的小册子，里面包含了那些她还没准备好在餐桌上回答的无聊惯例问题的答案。

The leaflet covered hot topics for the teenager including what college she might attend, if she has a boyfriend and her age.

这个小册子囊括了青少年常被询问的热门话题，包括她会上哪所大学，有没有男朋友，还有她的年龄。

The three-page pamphlet was entitled 'Frequently asked questions' and included a smiling pic of Arianne looking her best on the front cover.

这本3页的小册子名为《常问问题备答》，封面上还放了张阿丽安娜最好看的微笑照片。

Inside was a message explaining the purpose behind the hand-out. 'If you refrain from asking me these questions that I have nicely provided you the answers to, we will have a happy and loving thanksgiving. Thank you,' she wrote.

反面是一条解释这个手册目的的备注。“我精心准备了这些答案，如果你们能克制住向我询问这些问题，我们就能过一个欢乐有爱的感恩节。谢谢，”她写道。

Arianna then went on to answer the boring questions with a certain amount of sass. For instance in answer to questions about she age she wrote: 'I turned 17 in October.. yes, I know time flies. I have also gotten taller, that happens when you grow up.'

阿丽安娜随后为这些无聊的问题准备了顶嘴反击的答案。比如在关于年龄问题的回答中，她就写道：“我10月份的时候就满17岁了，是的，我知道时光如梭。我也长高了，成长就是这么回事。”

The reaction was so good in fact that she has another handout planned for the dinner table on Christmas Day.

实际上这个册子的效果实在太好了，于是她为圣诞节的晚餐准备了另一本小册子。

'During the holiday season, most teens get stuck answering the same questions over and over again,' she said.

“在节假日，很多青少年都无法摆脱反复回答相同的问题的噩梦，”她说。

'I realize that some people are genuinely interested in what you have to say, but sometimes I find that these generic questions are just used to fill the silences. I love talking to my family members, but I feel like so much time is wasted while answering repetitive questions.'

“我意识到一些人是真心想听听你的回答，但是有时候，我发现这些惯例问题就是为了不冷场才说的。我喜欢和家人谈话，但是我觉得回答这些重复的问题真是好浪费时间。”

（来源：沪江英语 编辑：刘明）