傍晚的夕阳很红,把今朝咖啡馆染成了很温暖的橘黄色。 “Feng, I can't believe you actually took the initiative to ask me out. ”(丰,没想到你会主动约我出来。) 语带惊讶的白皮肤男人身着咖色西装,神色平静地拿着咖啡勺搅动着杯中的卡布奇诺。
林丰年回以微笑,操着一口地道的英式英语开口:“Patrick, your face says you’re not even a little surprised. ”(帕特里克,看你的表情可一点都不惊讶。) 男人被逗笑,回答:“Honestly, it caught me off guard——though I kinda knew your reason for showing up like this. ”(我确实很惊讶,不过我也猜到你为什么会突然来找我了。)
“You need a favor from me?”(有求于我?) 明明是问句,用的却是陈述语气。
“Smart guess.”(真是聪明。)林丰年笑着喝了一口自己的拿铁,扯了个毫不相干的话题,“How’s your Chinese learning going lately?”(最近你的中文学习如何?) “Day-to-day talks with you are a breeze now, sweetheart. ”(其实和你的日常谈天已经不成问题了,亲爱的。)