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“So, are you available tonight?” Tony继续翻着书,装作漫不经心地问道。(你今晚有空吗?)
“Em, sort of.”贤熙学着男生挤眼的样子说道。(算是吧。)
“There will be a party out there at Revolution. Do you want to go with me?” Tony笑着问道。(今天晚上在Revolution吧会有一个派对。要跟我一起去吗?)
“What kind of party?” (什么派对?)
“You know, just a party for students.” (就是一群大学生的派对)
“Are you going to have a drink, alcoholic?” 贤熙笑着说道。(你准备喝酒吧,酒鬼同学?)
“Hemmm, I’m not alcoholic, okay? But, yeah, we are going to have a drink but just a couple.” Tony抿着自己的拇指和食指向贤熙示意道。(啊,我不是酒鬼,好不好?但是,对,没错,我们会喝几杯,不过就是一点点。)
“Aha…a couple, like one shot, two shot, three shot.”(哈,一点点,就好像,一杯烈酒,两杯,三杯。)
“No, no,no….like one jar, two jar, three jar.”(不不不,是一大扎,两大扎,三大扎。)
贤熙手舞足蹈地开着玩笑,Tony也挥舞着回应着。
“Okay. Sorry, I really can’t go. I would like to but I am allergic to alcohol.” 贤熙说道。(对不起,我真的不能去。我很想,但是我对酒精过敏)
“Uh….you can just go and have a coca or orange juice with me. You don’t have to drink, you know.”(啊,你可以去派对然后跟我喝可乐和果汁之类的。你不一定要喝酒。)
“Go out and not having a drink? Are you sure?” (出去玩,不喝酒,你说真的?)
“Yeah, why not? It will be fun.” (对啊,为什么不会?会很好玩的)
“Nah…I really can’t. It’s too late for me as well. But you have fun.” (不行啊,我真的不能去。对我来说也太晚了。但是你玩得开心啊)
“Alright.” Tony有点失望的说道,“so, what do you do at home?”
“me? Read. Yeah, read. I read a lot.” (我?读书。我念很多书)
“See, I can’t read. I’ve finished a lot of textbooks, but I couldn’t finish even one single fiction. Strictly no-novel-man.” Tony摇摇头,装作严肃地说道。(看,我不喜欢念书。我念完很多教科书,不过从来没有看完过一本小说。严格的,小说勿近人)
贤熙掩嘴看着Tony笑。秋季温暖的阳光和Tony的玩笑让她觉得轻松,能让她逃离生存的深渊。她享受着此刻的快乐。她将目光投往窗外,落在外面的景致上。已经是秋天,草坪还是绿的,但树叶已经转变了颜色。下午的阳光将远处的main quadrangle分成阴暗两面,贤熙知道在那个黄色城堡的后面有一株漂亮的紫薇蓝花楹木。去年春季的时候,也就是半年之前,贤熙曾在这样的一个下午在那树下念书。那时,那株树盛满了淡紫色的花朵,颜色就像油画一般,浓郁得似乎用水都化不开。这种树有着好听的英文名字,jacaranda。在花季,整棵树都会挂满淡紫色的花朵,因为繁多的花絮,于是颜色也变成蓝紫色般。春风吹过,花朵就会铺散在翠绿的草地上,像新鲜荷塘里的几点浮萍,又或者漫天飞舞,飘落不知何处。贤熙遐想着,不知此时的树,还是否有那鲜艳明亮又纯净的颜色?
聊了一阵,他们分头上课。贤熙的心中也只是自得的欢乐。直到贤熙回到家中,一边做饭,一边回想Tony的奇怪举动,她才忽地反应过来,‘Tony is asking me out.’
Tony是在约贤熙出去。这么明显,她竟然没有察觉。贤熙摇摇头,苦笑。别的男人只会直接扒光她的衣服,伏在她身上开始办事,像Tony这样约她出去,只是平平常常地喝东西,她却没有反应过来。
‘没明白也好,省得去害人。’贤熙低头继续做饭。