The Info Desk
信息臺
This was his first visit to the corner library. He walked over to the library information desk. The woman behind the information desk was reading a magazine. He stood in front of her. She continued reading the magazine. He cleared his throat. She looked up from her magazine. "I'm looking for a book," he said. "Title?" she asked. "'Good Manners, Bad Manners,'" he said. She typed the title into her computer. "Downstairs," she said. "How do I get downstairs?" he asked. She tilted her head to her right. "The stairs are over there?" he asked. She tilted her head to her right again. "Is there a restroom downstairs, too?" he asked. She tilted her head to her left. "The restroom is over there?" he asked. She tilted her head to her left again. "Do you have a sore throat?" he asked. She didn't answer. She was reading her magazine.
這是他第一次來到圖書角。他走到了圖書館信息臺。坐在信息臺后面的女士正在閱讀雜志。他站在她的前面。她仍然繼續讀雜志。他清了清嗓子。她抬起了頭。他說:“我在找一本書。”她問道:“名字?”。他說:“有禮貌和無禮貌。”她把題目打進了電腦。她說:“在樓下”。他問道:“怎么去樓下?”她的頭向右傾了傾。他問道:“樓梯在那邊嗎?”她的頭又向右傾了傾。他問道:“樓下也有洗手間嗎?”她把頭向左傾了傾。他問道:“廁所在那邊嗎?”她又把頭向左傾了傾。他問道:“你是嗓子疼嗎?”她沒有回答。依然讀著報紙。
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