路上,季阮看了看司机,觉得这是一个绝佳的练习口语的机会,清了清嗓子,季阮问道: “How are you?”①
“Very well,no more beautiful thing than waking up with the most amazing sunrise in this town.Take a ride,come on,only$50 , I'll show u the scene u never ever seen before.”②
司机的语速很快,季阮的表情逐渐呆滞。
季阮:“……” Fine,thank you,and you呢?③
算了,意思可能差不多吧。 季阮从恍惚中回神,重新扬起笑容:“I'm fine too,thank you.” ④
短暂的沉默后,司机哈哈大笑:“Well.” 随后问季阮是不是中国人,来这里做什么。
季阮很开心,这句他听懂了,先在心里想好中文回答—— 来找朋友玩。 我朋友是个漂亮小伙。
然后中译英:“Find a friend,play with him.” “My friend is a beautiful gay,very very very beautiful.”
后面一句,季阮说得很骄傲,杜景煦就是个漂亮小伙子啊!
司机惊讶地看了他一眼。 季阮没懂那个眼神是什么意思,但是在下车后,司机递给他一张自己的名片—— “Call me,and play with me.”⑤ “I'm gay too.”⑥