ಌಌಌ 現代淑女的26個標準
26 rules for being the perfect modern lady ಌಌಌ
“上得廳堂、下得廚房”似乎是很多人對理想女人的定義，如果她能事業有成、經濟獨立，還能把家庭事務料理得井井有條，那就更完美了。英國雜誌《Country Life》最近列出了現代淑女的一系列標準。姑娘們快來看看你符合了多少條。
1. Finds laughter is the best medicine.
✿笑口常開是無上的良藥。
2. Can say 'thank you' no matter where she is in the world.
✿身處世界任何角落都會說“謝謝”。
3. Cooks perfect.
✿下得廚房。
4. Offers to split the bill.
✿主動提出AA帳單。
5. Knows that everyone, including herself, improves with age.
✿知道任何人（包括自己）都會隨著年齡的增長而進步。
6. Offers the builder a cup of tea.
✿為維修工端上一杯茶。
7. Can silence a man with a stare and make a dog lie down with a hand signal.
✿瞪男人一眼就能讓他們閉嘴；做個手勢就能讓狗狗趴下。
8. Can imitate Piglet and Pooh voices for a bedtime story.
✿講睡前故事能模仿小豬和小熊維尼的聲音。
9. However lucky in life, she doesn't boast on Facebook.
✿無論生活中有多幸運，都不會曬到Facebook上。
10. Never downs a drink in one, unless it's a shot of tequila.
✿喝酒從不一口悶，除非是一口龍舌蘭。
11. Is aware that the school run and dog walking do not require full make-up.
✿明白接送孩子上下學和遛狗不需要化濃妝。
12. Never wears shoes she can't walk in.
✿從來不會穿磨腳的鞋。
13. Can paunch a rabbit, pluck a pheasant and gut a fish, but allows men the privilege.
✿能殺兔子、野雞和魚，但會讓男人動手。
14. Is neither early for a dinner party nor late for church.
✿晚宴從不早到、做禮拜從不遲到。
15. Knows how to deflect a lecher with grace, and a proposal with kindness.
✿知道如何優雅地避開色狼，也知道如何善意地拒絕求婚。
16. Comforts nervous flyers.
✿安慰坐飛機緊張的人。
17. Would never have Botox.
✿從不注射肉毒桿菌。
18. Knows when to let a man think it's his idea.
✿知道什麼時候讓男人拿主意。
19. Knows when to take control in the bedroom and the boardroom.
✿知道何時主內何時主外。
20. Instills manners in her children, but lets their characters flourish.
✿教導孩子懂禮貌，也讓孩子性格自由發展。
21. Can handle a sports car, a sit-on mower and a ski lift.
✿開跑車、擺弄割草機、開滑雪纜車都不在話下。
22. Knows when to stop dyeing her hair.
✿知道什麼時候停止染髮。
23. Teaches her son to iron his shirts and her daughter to change a fuse.
✿教兒子熨襯衫，教女兒換保險絲。
24. Owns a little black dress.
✿擁有一條小黑裙。
25. Always has a hanky.
✿隨身帶手帕。
26. Knows that brevity is the soul of lingerie.
✿知道“簡潔是內衣的靈魂”。
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