A Gentle Reminder 委婉提醒

Having been married a long time, my husband sometimes needs a gentle reminder of a special occasion. On the morning of our 35th anniversary, we were sitting at the breakfast table when I hinted, "Honey, do you realize that we've been sitting in these same two seats for exactly 35 years?"　　

婚后已久，我丈夫往往在一个特别事情上需要委婉的提醒。在我们结婚35周年纪念的早上，我们正坐在早餐桌旁，我暗示道：“亲爱的，你意识到我们在这两个相同的座位上已坐了整整35年了吗？” 　

Putting down the newspaper, he looked straight at me and said, "So, you want to switch seats?"

他放下报纸，眼睛直直地望着我：“因此，你想交换座位吗？

1.reminder of

通常我们所说的是remind of

remind sb of sth = 使某人想起某事

remind sb of doing sth = 提醒某人做过某事（暗示动作已发生）

remind sb to do sth = 提醒某人去做某事（暗示动作尚未发生）

reminder：n.令人回忆起……的东西；提醒……的东西；（告知该做某事的）通知单；提示信

2.looked straight

looked straight表示直直的看着，go straight表示直走，在给别人指引方向时经常会用到。

3.switch

switch是打开的意思，switch on/off 打开，关闭。

这要看是什么样的开关。若是上下扳的开关，就用switch on或off;若是旋转方式的开关，就用turn on或off.