Grow old without feeling old
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Grow old without feeling old
容颜已老心不老
At present, you might be still young with pretty face and admirable body. However, what will you look like a few decades later? As time goes by, the beautiful looks fade away gradually unless the Tianshan Tonglao shows up who keeps young as a girl all the time. As everyone knows, the common people get older. But, there are always some people whose heart keep young when their appearances are aging!
现在的你，可能依旧年轻，拥有姣好的容颜与令人倾倒的身姿。但是几十年后呢？随着时间的流逝，容颜渐渐老去，除非天山童姥现世。众所周知，一般人都会变老。但是有那么一群人，容颜已老心不老！
Grandma Pappy, was almost eighty years old when she displayed the dancing performance. When Grandma Pappy and her partner Nico were moving towards the stage from the backstage, the judges were discussing heatedly that they disliked or even hated ballroom dancing. However, the prepared show of Grandma Pappy and his partner was just the ballroom dancing. And the judges felt quite astonished and surprised at their costumes at the first sight. Even, one judge said it was very weird. Indeed, man proposes but God disposes!
Pappy奶奶，跳这段舞时快80岁。当她和她的舞伴Nico正在从后台走向前台的时候，评委们就在热烈讨论他们不喜欢交际舞。然而她和她的舞伴正是准备的交际舞节目，当评委们一看到他们的舞服时，他们就非常感叹！甚至，其中一个评委觉得非常不可思议！果然是人算不如天算！
She always replied with smiling when faced with the judges’ unfriendly questions. At the beginning, one judge disliked the show with yawning. Even, he pressed the red light button. To be honest, I felt especially pity for the elder grandma at that moment. However, she kept smiling and calm and elegant all along!
而她对于评委带有不好倾向的询问时，她还是满带笑容的回答。尽管在刚开始慢舞时，有评委觉得不看好打呵欠，甚至后来很快就给了红灯！说实话，那一刻我真的特别为这位年长的奶奶心疼！但是她始终面带笑容，从容淡定，优雅得体！
Unexpectedly, Grandma Pappy and his partner started to rock the stage when the fast music came out. And, the judges were so surprised that they opened their mouths open widely. At the same time, various amazing oohs and ahhs burst out from the audience. Moreover, Grandma Pappy and Nico’s show was becoming more and more brilliant and splendid as their dancing movements got more and more difficult! “Oh, my God” were heard from the crowd now and then. Finally, they had gone straight to the live shows!
果不其然，当快节奏音乐响起时，她和她的搭档瞬间就开始点爆全场！评委们都张大嘴巴，表示惊叹！而观众席里不时传来各种各样的惊叹声，而且Pappy奶奶和搭档的表演越来越精彩，动作难度越来越高！到处不时传来“我的天哪”！最后，他们获得了决赛直通票！
Judge David: What’s the nature of your relationship?
Grandma Pappy: It’s a professional one.
评委大卫：您们（Grandma Pappy and Nico）是什么关系？
Pappy奶奶：我们是专业的舞伴！
Judge Simon: Do you think you can the show?
Grandma Pappy: Oh, it would be very nice but just as long as people enjoy what we’re doing and we give pleasure, that’s the main thing.
Judge Simon: Ok, well. Best of luck.
评委西蒙：您觉得您们会赢吗？
Pappy奶奶：能赢的话固然更好！但只要大家喜欢我们的表演，我们的表演能够带给大家快乐才是最重要的！
评委西蒙：好吧！那祝您们好运！
Besides Grandma Pappy, there are still a lot of similar people. In the future, will you be one of them?!
除了Pappy奶奶之外，还有很多很多的容颜虽老心不老的人！未来的你，其中一人吗？！
知识点
tremendous 美 [trə'mendəs] 英 [trə'mendəs]
adj. 巨大的；极大的；极好的；精彩的
adv. 非常
例句：
That she was chosen made a tremendous stir in her village.
她被挑选上，在她村子里引起很大轰动。
This area is often overlooked but has a tremendous impact on your life.
这方面通常被忽视了，但是它对生活有巨大影响。
However old you are, you can still be specular and beautiful and do something amazing!
不管年纪多大，依然可以漂亮动人、光彩耀人并做不可思议的事情！
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