Beauty has no age limit别致奶奶，美丽无“限”

穿着高跟鞋，涂着口红，这四位平均年龄超过68岁的老奶奶身着旗袍走出了自信大方的步伐。那么，这四位老奶奶到底是谁呢？

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1 Wearing  high  heels  and  lipstick，  straight⁃backed， stylish， four “chic （时髦的） grandmas” with an average age of more than 68， can still walk the walk with a sassy（时髦且自信的） 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（亮点） to their lives. They share a common goal now， but their backgrounds could hardly be more different.

2 Sang 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.

3 Likewise， 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.

4 Cheng 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.

5 Tang Ai'ai， 62， was a civil servant before retirement. After retirement， she participa⁃

ted 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.

6 The 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.”

Reading Check

Detail

1. What makes these four old people come together？

A. The same culture.

B. The same hobby.

C. The same age.

D. The same occupation.

Inference

2. Which of the following is the common qualities of the four “chic grandmas”？

A. Polite and gentle.

B. Brave and smart.

C. Charming and optimistic.

D. Enthusiastic and persistent.

Inference

3. What can we learn from the last paragraph？

A. Hard work pays off.

B. All roads lead to Rome.

C. It is never too late to learn.

D. Where there's a will， there's a way.

Inference

4. What is the text？

A. A research paper.

B. A book review.

C. A diary entry.

D. A grandma's story.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

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岁退休后，她原本计划和丈夫一起环游世界，但在一次文学活动中，身高1.7米的桑被模特教练选中，成为一名模特，走起了猫步。

【点石成金】本句是由but连接的两个并列句。在第一个分句中，After retiring at the age of 62为介词短语作状语;在第二个分句中，who引导的是定语从句，在从句中作主语。

Ⅱ. Text⁃centered chunks

add...to 增添

used to be （用于过去持续或经常发生的事）曾经

be tapped by 被开发;被发掘

sign up for 报名

as long as只要;和……一样长

be rooted in 深植于

fill...with 充满;填塞