In 2003 I had a serious skydiving accident while at university and broke my spine¹, pelvis and both heels.

在2003年，上大学的我遭遇了一场严重的滑翔事故，导致我的脊椎、盆骨、以及脚后跟严重受伤。

The only thing that works miracles is smiling. My mother, who passed away shortly after my skydiving accident, always used to say “smile and the world smiles with you, cry and you cry alone”.

值得庆幸的是奇迹在向我微笑。我的母亲，在事故不久之后去世了，生前她常说：“你微笑，世界会陪着你微笑；你哭，却是你一个人自己哭。”

So what do people notice about me? That I smile a lot.

所以人们会注意到我的什么呢？答案就是我一直都在微笑。

My height

我的身高。

I am short. About 5′4 last time I checked. This tends to provoke only a few reactions.

我很矮，上次测量是5.4英寸，但这似乎不会引起很多关注。

My facial scar.

我脸上的伤疤。

I forget that I have it right on my face and that it is the first thing that most people see. I see it everyday and been well-adjusted as normal, but I’ve heard that it’s far from ordinary.

我都忘了脸上有伤疤，但是它确实是每个人一开始会注意到的。我每天都会看到也觉得习以为常了，但对于别人来说却不平常。

My body and face! The second thing they probably ask themselves is, “How old is she?”

我的身体和脸。 其次他们可能会想：“她到底几岁了？”

My hair.

我的头发。

It’s incredibly long and ridiculously thick and wavy². I, uh, haven’t had a haircut in a while.

我的头发非常长，而且非常厚重，呈波浪状。我已经很久没去理发了。

Usually my voice.

向来是我的声音。

I have quite a distinctive³ voice. Deep compared to what most seem to expect, and due to several moves my accent isn't tied to any location.

我有着一副特别的嗓音，比什么都低沉，也因为我搬过几次家，并没有口音。