Day 8 姑娘，你系鞋带的样子真美！

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姑娘，你系鞋带的样子真美！

Girl, the way you tie the  shoes is so beautiful!

近日，山东青岛一位老人乘坐公交因腿脚不便尝试几次都无法系上松开的鞋带。

Recently, an elderly person in Qingdao, Shandong Province, was unable to attach the loose shoelaces because of the inconvenience of his legs and feet.

tie shoes=attach shoelace  系鞋带

loose a.松的v.释放，变松n.放纵ad.松散地

一位年轻女乘客发现后主动上前蹲下身子为对方系好鞋带。

After discovering that, a young female passenger, she took the initiative to step forward and squat down to tie the laces for each other.

initiative n.主动性，主动权

take the initiative to do 主动做某事

Initial a.最初的v.用姓名首字母签名n.首字母

squat down蹲下

squat /skwɒt/ vi.蹲，擅自占用，a.矮胖的n.蹲，擅自占用的东西

在确保老人两只脚的鞋带都系牢后她才拿起自己的物品下车离开。

After ensuring that the laces of the old man's feet were fastened, she picked up her belongings and got off.

fasten vt.系牢