经典英语美文：Staring Me In The Face(1)
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tray">tray</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smashed">smashed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span>. <span word="Serves">Serves</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="damn">damn</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="staring">staring</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="stock">stock</span>-<span word="still">still</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Suddenly">Suddenly</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mess">mess</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="crockery">crockery</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tray">tray</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soppy">soppy</span> <span word="stain">stain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="bony">bony</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="knees">knees</span> <span word="were">were</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="bones">bones</span>, <span word="dangling">dangling</span> <span word="jacket">jacket</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span>. <span word="Stooped">Stooped</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mile">mile</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="creased">creased</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Thank">Thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>."</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="shoved">shoved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tray">tray</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="table">table</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="canteen">canteen</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stared">stared</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="weird">weird</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dull">dull</span>; <span word="too">too</span>-<span word="short">short</span> <span word="corduroys">corduroys</span>, <span word="baggy">baggy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knees">knees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="colour">colour</span>-<span word="less">less</span> <span word="sweaters">sweaters</span>, <span word="dotted">dotted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fluff">fluff</span>. <span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jotted">jotted</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crash">crash</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="eating">eating</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="apologised">apologised</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tray">tray</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="else">else</span>.</p>
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