桥的那一边On the Other Side
<p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="Omars">Omars</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Omars">Omars</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>. 走进奥马尔的商店时，我已经忘记要买什么了。假如一个邻居问我为什么常常光顾奥马尔的商店，我也回答不出来。</p><p><span word="Omars">Omars</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="special">special</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="side">side</span>. 奥马尔的杂货店只是还可以，他家的家用产品没啥特别，价格似乎还偏高。</p><p><span word="Omar">Omar</span> <span word="wears">wears</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="T">T</span>-<span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="replicas">replicas</span>[复制品] <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="T">T</span>-<span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>[印刷体字母]. 奥马尔每天穿着同样的<span word="T">T</span>恤，虽然我怀疑他有好几件这样的<span word="T">T</span>恤。那件<span word="T">T</span>恤是红色的，上面印着五个黄色的印刷体单词。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="read">read</span>: <span word="My">My</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="Omar">Omar</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="Omar">Omar</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>, <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="scarce">scarce</span>[稀少的] <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>. 那几个词是：我不叫奥马尔。当然这是个玩笑，或者至少我是这样认为的，因为每个顾客都叫他奥马尔。午夜过后，他的店里几乎没什么客人。</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Omar">Omar</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="approach">approach</span>[接近] <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>, <span word="smiles">smiles</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>. <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="kindly">kindly</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="nod">nod</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="sip">sip</span>[一呷之量], <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Omar">Omar</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="will">will</span>. 奥马尔看到我走向柜台，他放下正在读的书，对我微笑了一下，递给我一杯绿茶。茶对你的健康有益，他好心地提醒我。我点点头，呷了一小口，让茶杯温暖我的双手。我从没告诉奥马尔我有多讨厌绿茶，我想自己永远也不会告诉他。</p>
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