別致奶奶，美麗無“限”

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1Wearing high heels and lipstick,straightbacked,stylish,four“chic（時 髦 的）grandmas”with an average age of more than 68,can still walk the walk with a sassy（時髦且自信的）international swagger on the T stage.But these are not trained models.They are,in fact,ordinary retirees.But they all share a love for fashion,and they came together to add a bit of sparkle（亮點）to their lives.They share a common goal now,but their backgrounds could hardly be more different.

2Sang Xiuzhu,77,used to be an automatic control engineer and worked in Beijing for nearly 40 years.After retiring at the age of 62,she originally planned to travel around the world with her husband,but during a literary event,Sang,who is 1.7 meters tall,was tapped by a modeling coach to become a model and walk the catwalk.

3Likewise,Guo Lirong,62,was a police officer in the Daxing'anling Region of Heilongjiang Province before retirement.She came to Beijing in 2015 and was asked to be a model.Later,she paid 1,400 yuan to sign up for courses.Her studies have continued for three years,from elementary to intermediate,and then to advanced classes.

4Cheng Derong is 72.She is tall and lean,with a smile that seems to last forever.She is polite and gentle.Cheng worked in a community committee before retirement in 2005.She has loved literature and art and often participated in various theatrical performances.

5Tang Ai'ai,62,was a civil servant before retirement.After retirement,she participated in various activities.Tang says frankly that those of that certain age don't have to“seek troubles”.Try to be open-minded.She suggested that after retirement,people should have their own hobbies.As long as the heart is not old,life is always sweet.

6The four“chic grandmas”are full of enthusiasm for new things and digital life,and they live to learn.This kind of enthusiasm that is rooted in their original aspirations fills them with energy.

7“Don't think that the elderly don't know anything,”Guo says.He Daling,founder of“Chic Grandmas”,agrees,“Be it young or old,they should pursue what they want to do without being confined by their age.”

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After retiring at the age of 62,she originally planned to travel around the world with her husband,but during a literary event,Sang,who is 1.7 meters tall,was tapped by a modeling coach to become a model and walk the catwalk.在62歲退休后，她原本計劃和丈夫一起環(huán)游世界，但在一次文學(xué)活動中，身高1.7米的桑被模特教練選中，成為一名模特，走起了貓步。

【點石成金】本句是由but連接的兩個并列句。在第一個分句中，After retiring at the age of 62為介詞短語作狀語；在第二個分句中，who引導(dǎo)的是定語從句，在從句中作主語。

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used to be（用于過去持續(xù)或經(jīng)常發(fā)生的事）曾經(jīng)

be tapped by被開發(fā)；被發(fā)掘

sign up for報名

as long as只要；和……一樣長

be rooted in深植于

fill...with充滿；填塞