"You left it in the lift," he said. "May I sit down?"
His voice was soft. Cultivated. What could I say? The tables were all pretty full so I nodded. He began to eat. I'd always thought he picked at his food. But as I watched, I noticed that he selected small pieces, speared them and moved them carefully to his mouth.
"Have you been there?"
"Been where?" I was totally dazed. From dropping my book and banging my head and everything.
"Australia, New Zealand."
I stared at him and thought again of what Mark had said
"Not such a strange question," he said. "You're old enough to have travelled there. And Katherine Mansfield, Janet
His smile crinkled up his eyes.
"No, I haven't and yes, they are," I said.
That's how it started. He asked me a question, nodded when I spoke and then asked another. I was off, talking
Days later Malcolm passed our table with his tray and spontaneously I said a seat was free. Mark stared at me and I felt a rush of heat to my cheeks.
After that, Malcolm often sat with us and he and I discussed a lot of things. We spoke a little
years later. Mark asked me how come Malcolm and I always had so much to talk
"He's easy to talk to. And he reads a lot."
"You two got so much to say, I don't get a chance to open my mouth all lunch-time."
"You do. You shove food in."
One lunchtime Malcom asked me if I'd like to go to a reading with him.
"Um. Don't know."
"Amelia Turner. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize last year."
I wanted very much to go. But although I no longer thought Malcolm quite so weird, I wasn't sure if I wanted to go out in his company.
"Afterwards, I'll cook us curry. Do you like it? "
相关单词:spoke
spoke解释:n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
spoke例句:
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
相关单词:weird
weird解释:adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的
weird例句:
From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来,他好像有点怪。
His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
相关单词:curry
curry解释:n.咖哩粉,咖哩饭菜;v.用咖哩粉调味,用马栉梳,制革
curry例句:
Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。
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