NARRATOR: My name is Mary Alice Young.
我是Mary Alice Young。
When you read this morning's paper, you may come across an article about the unusual day I had last week.
come across: 偶然遇到 article: 文章 unusual: 不平常的
当你浏览今天的晨报,可能会读到一篇文章关于上个星期我所渡过的不平常的一天。
Normally, there's never anything newsworthy about my life.
normally：通常 newsworthy: 有新闻价值的
通常,我的生活里是没有什么有新闻报道价值的。
That all changed last Thursday.
change: 改变
但是上个星期四一切都改变了。
Of course everything seemed as normal at first.
of course: 当然 seem: 好像，仿佛 normal: 平常
as normal: 照常 at first: 最初，开始时
当然,起初,一切看起来都很平常。
I made my breakfast for my family.
make: 做 breakfast: 早饭
我给一家人做好早餐。
-MARY ALICE: Here we are. Waffles.
Waffles: 华夫饼干
华夫饼来了。
-NARRATOR: I performed my chores.
perform: 完成 chore: (家庭或农庄的)杂务，杂活
我做好了做家务。
-NARRATOR: I completed my projects.
complete: 完成 project: 设计【这里指美化家居】
完成我的手工作品。
--NARRATOR: I ran my errands.
ran: 有步骤地进行 errand: 差使,差事 run errand: 跑腿
完成我的使命。
-NARRATOR: In truth, I spent the day as I spend every other day quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection.
in truth: 事实上，实际上 spend: 度过 every other day: 每隔一天[两天]
polish: 使完美 routine: 日常工作，日常事务 gleam: (使)闪烁, (使)闪亮 perfection: 完美 事实上, 和平时没什么不同——一切都和往常一样,直到一件不寻常的事情的发生。
-NARRATOR: That's why it was so astonishing
astonishing: 令人震惊的
这就是为什么一切令人震惊,
when I decided to go to my hallway closet to retrieve a revolver that had never been used.
decide to do: 决定干… hallway: 走廊,玄关
closet:壁橱 retrieve: 找回 revolver: 左轮手枪