WillYouGooutwithMe
佚名/Anonymous
EverydayIanxiouslywaitforyoutogettoclass.Ican』twaitforustosmileateachotherandsaygoodmorning.Somedays,whenyouarriveonlysecondsbeforethelecturebegins,I』mincrediblyimpatient.InsteadofreadingtheDailyCal,Ianticipateyourfootstepsfrombehindandlistenforyourvoice.Todayisoneofyourlatedays.But,Idon』tmind,becauseafteramonthofdesperatelydesiringtoaskyouout,todayI』mgoingto.Encourageme,becauselettingyouknowIlikeyouseemsasriskytomeasskydivingintothesea.
Myroommateandherboyfriendwerefriendsforfourmonthsbeforetheirchemistriesclicked.Theywenttomoviesandmealsandoftengottogetherwithmutualfriends.Theyalternatedpayingthedinnercheck.「Hewaslikeagirlfriend,」myroommateoncelaughed-blushing.Menandwomenrelaxandgettoknoweachothermoreeasilythroughsuchfriendships.Anotherfriendofminebelievesthatcasualdatingisimprovingpeople』ssociallives.Whenshewantstoletaguyknowsheisinterested,she』llsay,「Hey,let』sgogetayogurt.」
JohnwhippedouthiswalletonourfirstdatebeforeIcouldsuggestwegoditch.Duringourafter-dinnerstrollhetoldmehewasinterestedindatingmeonasteadybasis.AfterIexplainedthatIwasmoreinterestedinafriendship,hetoldmehewouldhaveunderstoodasIpaidformydinner.「I』vepracticallystoppedtreatingwomenondates,」hesaiddefensively.「It』ssaferandmorecomfortablewhenweeachpayforourselves.」JohnhasassumedthatbecauseIgraciouslyacceptedhistreat,Iwasinlove.Hewasmadathimselffortreatingme,andIregrettedallowinghimto.
Larry,ontheotherhand,blushedwhenIofferedtopayformymealonourfirstdate.Iunzippedmypurseandflungoutmywallet,andhelookedatmeasifIhadaddressedhiminaforeignlanguage.Hesitant,Iaskedpolitely,「HowmuchdoIoweyou?」Larrymuttered,「Uh,uh,youreallydon』towemeanything,butifyouinsist」
Insist,Ithought,Ionlyoffered.ToLarry,mygesturewasasuggestionofrejection.
Slidingintohisdesk,hetapsmyshoulderandsays,「Hi,Laura,what』sup?」
「Goodmorning,」Ianswerwithnervouschills,「Hey,howwouldyouliketohavelunchafterclassonFriday?」
「Youmeanafterthemidterm?」hesaysencouragingly.「I』dlovetogotolunchwithyou.」
「Wehaveadate.」Ismile.
每天,我都急切地等待你來上課,迫不及待地想和你相視一笑、互相問候早安。有些日子,我變得極其煩躁,只因為你在上課前幾秒鐘才走進教室。我期盼背後傳來你的腳步聲,期盼聽到你的聲音,表面上卻假裝在看課程表。就像前些日子一樣,你今天又遲到了,然而,我並不介意。因為,這一個月來,我一直渴望與你約會,卻沒有機會,今天,我將要實現這個願望。鼓勵我吧,因為讓你知道我喜歡你,需要像從高空跳傘落入大海一樣的勇氣。
四個月之前,我的室友與她的男友還是普通朋友,現在,他們已經墜入了情網。他們約會、一起看電影、一起共進晚餐,並且經常與彼此的朋友聚會。吃飯時,他們輪流買單。有一次,我的室友說:「他就像自己的女性朋友。」說這話時,她笑得臉都漲紅了。這種友誼關係,男人和女人都會感覺很輕鬆,並且能夠更容易地瞭解彼此。我的另一個朋友認為,人們的社交生活正在因隨意的約會而改進。當一個女孩想讓一個小伙子知道她對他有好感時,她就會說:「嗨,我們一起去吃奶酪吧。」
與約翰第一次約會的時候,我還沒來得及提議AA制,他就突然掏出錢包付了賬。晚飯後散步時,他告訴我想與我建立穩定的約會關係。我向他解釋道,我更喜歡與他做普通朋友,他說,要是買單時我堅持付自己的那份,他就會明白我的意思。他辯解道:「我現在與女人約會時,已經不會給她們買單了,各付各的會更加穩妥和舒服。」約翰認為我愛上他了,因為我欣然接受了他的請客。他因為給我買單而埋怨自己,我也很後悔接受了他的請客。
然而,與拉裡第一次約會時,當我提出自己買單時,他的臉漲紅了。當我拉開手提包掏出錢夾時,他看著我的眼神,就好像我用外語跟他說了什麼似的。我猶豫了一下,禮貌地問他:「我應該付多少錢給你?」拉裡不好意思地說:「嗯,嗯,其實你不用付錢給我,但是,如果你堅持……」
儘管如此,我還是把錢給了拉裡。對拉裡而言,這是我拒絕他的暗示。
拉裡溜進了自己的座位,在我的肩膀上輕拍了一下說:「早,勞拉,在幹什麼呢?」
我猛地回過神來,緊張地答道:「嗨,早上好,週五下課後願意和我一起吃午飯嗎?」
他興奮地說:「你是說期中考試之後嗎?我很願意與你共進午餐。」
我微笑著說:「那我們就這樣說定了。」
記憶填空
1.InsteadoftheDailyCal,Ianticipateyourfootstepsfromandlistenforyourvoice.Todayisoneofyourdays.But,Idon』tmind,becauseafteramonthofdesperatelydesiringtoyouout,todayI』mgoingto.
2.Larry,onthehand,blushedwhenIofferedtopaymymealonourfirstdate.Iunzippedmyandflungoutmywallet,andhelookedatmeasifIaddressedhiminaforeignlanguage.
記憶填空
1.InsteadoftheDailyCal,Ianticipateyourfootstepsfromandlistenforyourvoice.Todayisoneofyourdays.But,Idon』tmind,becauseafteramonthofdesperatelydesiringtoyouout,todayI』mgoingto.
2.Larry,onthehand,blushedwhenIofferedtopaymymealonourfirstdate.Iunzippedmyandflungoutmywallet,andhelookedatmeasifIaddressedhiminaforeignlanguage.
佳句翻譯
1.就像前些日子一樣,你今天又遲到了,然而,我並不介意。
2.鼓勵我吧,因為讓你知道我喜歡你,需要像從高空跳傘落入大海一樣的勇氣。
3.當一個女孩想讓一個小伙子知道她對他有好感時,她就會說:「嗨,我們一起去吃奶酪吧。」
短語應用
1.JohnwhippedouthiswalletonourfirstdatebeforeIcouldsuggestwegoditch.
goditch:均分,均攤,AA制
2.Iunzippedmypurseandflungoutmywallet,andhelookedatmeasifIhadaddressedhiminaforeignlanguage.
flingout:拿出;丟掉,扔掉;出言不遜