![]() 乔什•森德奎斯特儿时因为癌症被截掉了左腿,但是身体残疾的他不改乐观性格,用机智幽默活出了自己的精彩人生。如今,他不仅成为一名励志演说家,还因为每年万圣节惊艳众人的“独腿cos”成了社交媒体红人。
Josh Sundquist was diagnosed with cancer when he was nine years old, and was told he had a 50% chance of surviving. He lost his left leg, despite chemotherapy, but by thirteen he was cancer-free, and by sixteen, he was ski-racing. Now, Sundquist is a motivational speaker that's become famous on social media for his clever, amputation-incorporating Halloween costumes. "I've always dealt with the social discomfort of my disability by having a sense of humor," Sundquist explains. "But now I'm more comfortable with who I am and what I look like, and I guess with these Halloween costumes you could even say that I celebrate what makes me different. Which may be either weird or refreshing, depending on your perspective." He explains the inspiration for his costumes below: 2010: "From Shrek. Not the gumdrop buttons!" 2012: "My wife Ashley suggested this idea, a reference to the movie A Christmas Story." 2013: "I was just at the zoo one time and I noticed that flamingos look like me doing a crutch handstand. So yeah." 2014: "A YouTube subscriber suggested it to me at VidCon. I thought it was appropriate since last year I was also named to the US Amputee World Cup Team." 2015: "It's a classic amputee joke. This year I decided to anthropomorphize it." "If my career as a motivational speaker doesn't work out, I could probably get a job at IHOP." 2016: "Want to see my newest Halloween costume? Be our guest." Vocabulary amputation: 截肢 (责任编辑:voa365) |