Felma Schrimshire, the newly crowned Ms Alabama Nursing Home.(telegraph.co.uk) |
A blind, 100-year-old veteran of the Second World War has won a beauty contest in an Alabama nursing home. Felma Schrimshire, competing under the stage name Ms. Andalusia Manor, was crowned Ms. Alabama Nursing Home this week, beating nine other finalists. "It was wonderful!" Mrs Schrimshire told oanow.com. "Everybody has just been so nice and so sweet and caring. It's just great. I don't know any other way to express it." Mrs Schrimshire served in the surgeon's office during the war, according to National Public Radio. "I was going into the Army myself," said the widow, whose husband's sight was too poor to join at the time. "Not many women were in the army back then, so much to my husband's relief, I got out after one year." After her husband's death, she moved to Alabama. She now lives with her sister at Andalusia Manor, where she spends her time studying the Bible. But it was her friendliness and warmth that won her the title, John Matson of the Alabama Nursing Home Association said. "She really waved at the audience, saluted all three sections of the audience. She had a very lively presence on stage, and I think that won over the judges and the crowd as well," he said. (Read by Christine Mallari. Christine Mallari is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Agencies)
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美國一位雙目失明的百歲二戰(zhàn)女兵日前在阿拉巴馬州養(yǎng)老院舉辦的選美比賽中奪冠。 費(fèi)爾瑪?施瑞姆希爾以藝名安達(dá)盧西亞?馬諾爾夫人參賽。在本周舉辦的選美比賽中,她戰(zhàn)勝其他九位決賽選手,摘得“阿拉巴馬州養(yǎng)老院小姐”的桂冠。 施瑞姆希爾夫人告訴oanow.com網(wǎng)站說:“感覺好極了!每個(gè)人都非常友好,很親切,也很體貼。簡直太棒了。真不知道該如何表達(dá)這種感覺?!?/p> 據(jù)美國國家公共廣播電臺報(bào)道,二戰(zhàn)期間,施瑞姆希爾夫人曾在外科醫(yī)生辦公室工作。 施瑞姆希爾夫人說:“我自己去參軍了。當(dāng)時(shí)女軍人很少。一年后我就回來了,這讓我丈夫很欣慰?!?/p> 丈夫去世后,她搬到了阿拉巴馬州?,F(xiàn)在,她與妹妹一起在安大路西亞?馬諾爾生活,大部分時(shí)間都用來學(xué)習(xí)《圣經(jīng)》。 阿拉巴馬州養(yǎng)老院協(xié)會的約翰?馬特森稱,是她的友善和熱情使她奪冠。 他說:“她向觀眾揮手示意,向三個(gè)不同區(qū)域的觀眾致敬,臺風(fēng)非?;顫?,所以打動了評委和觀眾?!?/p> 相關(guān)閱讀 委內(nèi)瑞拉選美業(yè)難逃經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)影響 (中國日報(bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 實(shí)習(xí)生史莉萍 編輯:Julie) |
Vocabulary: veteran: a person who has served in a military force, especially one who has fought in a war(老兵,退伍軍人,或指老手,富有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人) stage name: the pseudonym of an actor(藝名) salute: to make a bow or other gesture to, as in greeting, farewell, or respect.(致敬;表示敬意) |