Carlene Bauer is the author of Not That Kind of Girl. She lives in Brooklyn.

鲍巧玲是《不是那种女孩》的作者，现居布鲁克林。

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That is to say, your life would not have that kind of scripted perfection: you get the girl, everything is going to be perfect, and the whole world falls in line, dancing behind you.

也就是说，你的生命，不会像电影剧本中写的那样完美：，得到了女孩的芳心，所有事情都近乎完美，整个世界都为你而舞。

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I immediately told her that this was not the guy for her! What kind of guy asks a girl to pray with him on a first date? Only a weirdo!

我立即告诉她这不是属于她的男人。什么样的男人会在第一次约会的时候就请一个女孩同他一直祈祷？只有一个古怪的人！

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The scene may not present any kind of truth about being a stewardess in 1963, but good luck telling that to the little girl in you, who for those few seconds utterly buys this dated, Darin-stoked depiction of freedom and adventure.

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We can sit and try to make sense of why one kind of match would work or not work for a global girl, but we must concede that love is messy and unpredictable.

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