I, who had said I could not bear the shame of standing on my natural feet in the middle of the room, was now exposed to general view on a pedestal of infamy.

而我曾说过，我不能忍受双脚站立于房间正中的耻辱，但此刻我却站在耻辱台上示众。

youdao

I'll admit, I used to be really intimidated about fishing deep water - until one day while standing at the bow of my boat I looked back at the outboard and realized it was 21 feet away.

我承认，过去我真的对深水做钓很恐惧——直到有一天，当我站在船舷上低头看，才意识到我做钓的地方有21英尺深。

youdao

Discreetly, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait my turn.

电话亭旁，我小心翼翼地站在几英尺外，点上一根儿烟，等着。

youdao

When he launched the first simulation, I found myself standing in what appeared to be the same room as before, but there was a deep rectangular pit in front of my feet.

NEWYORKER: The Visionary