As they leaned down to kiss me on both cheeks, I would be scratched by putative beards, fledgling whiskers and a variety of sandpaper textures that were brutal and unforgiving on young skin.

• 他们弯下腰来用两颊亲吻我的脸，我的脸不断被胡子、刚刚长出的胡子茬和砂纸一样的皮肤所侵犯，这对于年轻肌肤是残酷而且不可原谅的。