第97章: Emma
冬天的脚步近了,太阳公公下班的时间一天比一天早。
Emma 觉得办公室里光线不足,早已经打开灯,但婧芝却毫无察觉。她像现在这样,直直地坐在椅子上面,全神贯注地写作已经好久好久。她那纤细灵巧的手指一直在有节奏的敲击着桌上的键盘,不停地发出“嗒嗒嗒”的声响,好似在弹奏着几首轻快的奏鸣曲。
远处教堂的钟声传来,“咚,咚,咚……”整整敲响五下。
Emma早已经把办公桌收拾得整整齐齐。她今天穿了一身紫色:浓密的头发被一条浅紫色纱巾裹得严严实实,上身是一件淡紫色毛衣,搭配着一条厚厚的浅紫色打底裤,皮鞋却是深紫色,显得沉稳大气。
听到钟声,她悠闲地站起身,伸了个懒腰,见婧芝全部的注意力都在电脑频幕上面,不禁在心里感叹:
“Oh, she’s soaking herself in writing now. What a workaholic! How could she manage to concentrate on that for such a long time? That’s impossible for me. She’s so lovely and nice, bus she still hasn’t got any tryst. What a pity!”(噢,她正把自己沉浸在写作中。真是一个工作狂!她是怎么做到把全部精力集中在那上面这么久的?对我来说简直是不可能的。她是如此可爱且讨人喜欢,但是她还没有什么跟情人的约会。真是太遗憾了!)
想到这里,Emma无奈地摇摇头,看了婧芝一眼,发现她突然好像触电一样,身子一下子僵住不动。她那刚刚还在键盘上跳舞的手指,此时正懒洋洋地趴在黑漆漆的键盘上面,一动也不动。
“Are you OK?”(你还好吗?)
此时,婧芝感到后背一阵酸痛,让她一时间动弹不得。坐得时间太久,她的身体已经有些吃不消,听到Emma突然问候她,她吃力地用两脚蹬地,稍稍转动转椅,好让她可以正面对着Emma,对她说:
“Oh, I’m fine.”(噢,我很好。)
这个时候,婧芝才注意到Amma已经背上背包,一副“归心似箭”的模样。她瞥了一眼办公桌上的闹钟,发现刚过下午五点钟,便问:
“Are you leaving?”(你是要走了吗?)
听到婧芝开口说话,Emma简直觉得不可思议,开心地笑着回答:
“Yes, it’s one minute past five now. You know, time to leave office for entertainment.”(是的,现在是五点零一分。你知道的,该是离开办公室休闲娱乐的时候。)
“Ha-ha,”婧芝也跟着笑起来。
“I noticed you were typing, but you stopped suddenly and froze up. I mean I didn’t make any noise while I’m tidying my desk up. It can’t be me that disturbed you. I’m sure. So,I wondered what happened to you just now.”(我注意到了你一直在打字,但是你突然停下来呆住了。我是说当我整理桌子的时候没有发出什么噪音。不可能是我打扰到你。我很确信。所以,我想知道你刚才到底怎么了。)
此时,一阵酸痛从后背袭来,婧芝苦笑道:
“To be honest, I’m feeling a little peculiar indeed at the moment. I’ve been writing this paper for hours this afternoon. Maybe I should take a rest right now.”(老实说,我现在确实感觉有点头晕。今天下午我写这篇文章已经写了好几个小时。也许我现在应该休息一下。)
听完婧芝如实的陈述,Emma露出担心的表情,关切地说:
“You look very tired, I have to say. You need to rest up, otherwise, you may easily get ill.”(你看起来非常劳累,我不得不说。你需要充分休息,否则,你很容易生病。)
“I can’t agree more. I taught two groups of students this morning. After lunch, I’ve been writing this paper for hours. Fortunately, I’ve already finished it just now. But I’m absolutely exhausted. I think I need some fresh air and a very good rest.(我再同意不过了。早上的时候我教了两组学生。午餐后,我花了好几个小时写这篇文章。幸好,我刚刚已经写完了。但是我已经完全筋疲力尽。我想我需要些新鲜空气,还有好好休息一下。)
“Wow, sounds like you’ve already accomplished a great mission!(哇,听起来好像你完成了什么重大的使命!)
“Ha-ha,(哈哈)”婧芝有气无力地笑着说,“No, no, no, not like that. You’re exaggerating too much.”(不,不,不,不是那样的。你太夸张了。)
“Ha-ha,(哈哈)” Emma也笑起来,说道:“Anyway, mission’s accomplished. Congratulations! You’ve got the whole night to celebrate. What are you going to do tonight? I’m very curious about it.”(不论如何,任务已经完成。祝贺!你有一整个晚上来庆祝。你今天晚上打算做什么?我真的很好奇呢。)
被Emma这样问,一瞬间,婧芝有些不知所措,但她还是把最心底的话诚实地说出来:
“Well, to tell the truth, at this moment, I can’t wait to see someone, to say ‘thank you’, to whom I owe a great deal cause that person gave me some suggestions, which has proved a great success in practice today.(好吧,说实话,现在,我迫不及待想见一个人,说一声“谢谢你”,那个人我欠他许多因为他给了我一些建议,在今天的实践中很成功。)
听到婧芝如此坦荡地回答,Emma好奇地眨着眼睛,她那眼角的淡紫色眼影衬托得她那圆溜溜的大眼睛分外迷人。显然,婧芝口中提到的那个“someone(某人)”让她的好奇心又多了不少。
“Oh? Someone? Who is that? One of my acquaintance?”(噢?某人?是谁啊?我认识的人吗?)
“No, I’m afraid he isn’t one of us on campus.”(不,我恐怕他不是我们中一个校园里的人。)
“Ha-ha! You said he’s a man,isn’t it?”(你说他是一个男人,对吗?)Emma意味深长地笑了,说道,“Then he must mean a lot to you, as you are so anxious to see him just seconds after you’ve done your work. He’s a pretty lucky guy. Even l’ m eager to know more about this mysterious guy, I have to let you go. I don’t want to keep you here in the office,wasting your time with me, a happily married woman. Now, I’m leaving. Good luck to you!”(那他对你来说一定非常重要,因为你完成工作几秒钟后就迫不及待地想要见他。他真是一个幸运的人。尽管我非常渴望了解更多这个神秘的家伙,我不得不让你离开。我不想把你留在办公室里,把你的时间浪费在我,一个幸福的已婚女人身上。现在,我要走了。祝你好运!)
“Haha,”Emma说中了自己的心事,婧芝有些不好意思,不禁笑出声,连连点头,羞涩地说着,“Thank you……”
Emma微笑着点点头,走向门口,打开门,扭着脑袋,做了一个鬼脸,对婧芝说:“See you tomorrow!”(明天见!)
“See you!”(回见!)婧芝微笑着回答。
Emma 说得一点也没有错,婧芝此刻迫切想见到的那个人,对她来说,的确意义非凡。Emma刚刚离开,婧芝便用最快的速度把办公室里的一切整理妥当,再“备好行装”,飞速冲到楼梯口。她想着,比起那慢悠悠的电梯,用两条腿跑下楼要快上许多。她的心扑通扑通跳得很快。每当她那一双灵巧的小脚迈下一个阶梯,她便感觉到自己距离Jason又近了一步。
楼梯间空空的,只有婧芝一个人。虽说现在她跑下楼梯的速度比上午在那挤满人的楼梯间不知道快了多少倍,但她还是感觉自己的速度太缓慢,想着要是自己能有一双翅膀,便可以直接从窗口飞出去,飞到如意居,去见那个她一直朝思暮想的人,Jason,对他说一声谢谢。
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