After moving to a small town，I took several pairs of shoes to the shoemaker to be fixed．
Within a week I picked them up and put them away in my closet．
Four months later my husband and I were invited out to dinner．I unboxed a pair of high heels．
I hadn't worn since they were repaired．I put one shoe on my right foot，and thenI put the other on my left．But it felt as if it was on the wrong foot．I took both shoes off for a closer look．They were exactly the same style， color and size，but each was for the right foot．
I was puzzled，since I had worn the shoeson several occasions and knew I hadn't worn two right shoes． Then I thought of the shoe maker．Although I was sure he wouldn't remember me after such a long time，I telephoned him and explained my predicament①．
“Thank goodness you finally called！he exclaimed．“An irate②woman with two left shoes has been bothering me for months！
———Susan B．Carter
Key Words：
①predicament 困境，窘况
②irate 发怒的，愤怒的
摘自：美国《读者文摘》
