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美国女子专业抱抱抚慰人心
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  • A woman who describes herself as 'not a touchy1 feely person' has become a full-time2 cuddler – and now earns $80 an hour for giving hugs.

    一名自称“不是个轻浮的人”的女子,成为了一名全职拥抱者--现在她通过拥抱他人,每小时可以挣到80美元。

    Janet Trevino, 37, from San Antonio, Texas, became a professional, part-time cuddler in August last year – going full-time in September, in response to demand.

    37岁的珍妮特·特维诺来自德州圣安东尼奥,从去年8月开始兼职专业拥抱者,为响应需求,在去年9月成了一名全职拥抱者。

    She now spends 13-20 hours a week cuddling men, aged between 40 and 70 and earns up to $1600 a week.

    现在,她每周要花大约13到20个小时来拥抱年纪在40岁到70岁的男人,每周的收入可达到1600美元。

    Janet, who has a partner called Carlos, had always been naturally supportive to those around her and, in her early 20s, even wanted to work as a missionary3.

    珍妮特有个男友名叫卡洛斯,也非常支持她做这件事。而在珍妮特20多岁时,她还曾想过当一名牧师。

    'My whole life, I have done this kind of work. When I was 19 or 20, I wanted to be a missionary,' she recalled. 'I think people really need messages of hope and I wanted to spread that.'

    她回忆道:“我的一生都在做这种工作。当我19还是20岁时,我想当一名牧师,我认为人们真的需要希望,我愿意去传播希望。”

    But three years ago, she decided4 she wanted to do more to explore who she is as a person.

    但三年前,她决定去做更多,以探索自己到底是个怎样的人。

    At one of her workshops, she met two professional cuddlers who explained what they do and persuaded her to come along to a cuddle party - a non-sexual gathering5 of cuddlists.

    在她的一个工作室里,她遇到了两名职业拥抱者,他们向她解释了自己的工作,还劝说她加入一个拥抱派对--拥抱者们的聚会,与性别无关。

    Soon Janet was hooked and immediately signed up to online training through a website called Cuddlist.

    珍妮特很快就被吸引了,迅速在一家叫拥抱者的网站注册了线上培训。

    This involved guidance on cuddling positions, how to make clients feel comfortable and how to stay safe.

    课程包括对拥抱姿势、如何让客户感觉舒适、如何保护自身安全等的相关指导。

    'Once I started, I felt like it all clicked and I thought I was really good at it,' she said. 'I am not really a touchy feely person. That's not me at all but I love it. I feel like cuddling helped me find that missing piece.'

    “一开始从事这个行业,我感觉一切都棒极了,我真的非常适合。我不是个轻浮的人,但我就是热爱这件事。我感觉拥抱帮助我找到了缺失的那一部分。”

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    1 touchy [ˈtʌtʃi] PJfz6   第10级
    adj.易怒的;棘手的
    参考例句:
    • Be careful what you say because he's touchy. 你说话小心,因为他容易生气。
    • He's a little touchy about his weight. 他对自己的体重感到有点儿苦恼。
    2 full-time [ˈfʊlˈtaɪm] SsBz42   第8级
    adj.满工作日的或工作周的,全时间的
    参考例句:
    • A full-time job may be too much for her. 全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
    • I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job. 既要照顾家庭又要全天工作,我不知道她是如何对付的。
    3 missionary [ˈmɪʃənri] ID8xX   第7级
    adj.教会的,传教(士)的;n.传教士
    参考例句:
    • She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years. 她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
    • I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。
    4 decided [dɪˈsaɪdɪd] lvqzZd   第7级
    adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
    参考例句:
    • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents. 这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
    • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting. 英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
    5 gathering [ˈgæðərɪŋ] ChmxZ   第8级
    n.集会,聚会,聚集
    参考例句:
    • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering. 他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
    • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels. 他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

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