My friend Marj was enrolled in a flowerarranging class.
朋友玛奇到一个插花班上课。
Although she enjoyed the subject matter, Marj was miffed when week after week the instructor criticized and redid her careful
arrangements.
尽管她喜欢这门课，但当指导老师一周又一周地批评她让她仔细插花时，她感到恼火。
After the final lesson, though, Marj came home triumphant.
而上过最后一次课后，玛奇喜气洋洋地回到了家里。
“The teacher didn’t lay a finger on my project tonight!” she announced to her husband.
“老师今天晚上对我的设计一根指头也没动！”她对丈夫大声说道。
“Congratulations!” her spouse replied. “It must have been perfect.”
“祝贺！”她丈夫回答说，“那一定是非常完美喽。”
“It was,” Marj said, smiling modestly. “I made it with thistles.”
“是这样，”玛奇面带微笑谦虚地说，“我做的是带刺的。”
