Being a Leftie

Being a Lefty. Written by Rachel Rice. Illustrated by Meryl Treatner.

身为左撇子 作者：雷切尔·赖斯 绘者：梅丽尔·特里特纳

Introduction About one person in every ten is left -handed. Lefties have to live in a mostly right -handed world.

引言： 每十个人中大约就有一个是左撇子。 左撇子不得不在一个右撇子占绝大多数的世界里生活。

That means lefties can have a hard time doing some things. They find ways to make those things easier.

这意味着左撇子做某些事的时候可能会遇到困难。 他们会想办法让这些事变得更容易完成。

Writing. Writing can be a problem for lefties. Their left hands rub the letters as they write.

写字。 写字对左撇子来说是个难题， 他们写字的时候左手会蹭到刚写好的字迹。

What do lefties do? Lefties write with ink that dries fast.

左撇子是怎么解决这个问题的呢？ 左撇子会用干得很快的墨水写字。

Drawing. Spiral notebooks can be a problem for lefties too. Their left hands press into the spiral as they draw.

画画。 线圈本对左撇子来说也是个麻烦。 他们画画的时候左手会压到线圈。