A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers Read Online Free PDF Page A

it on my hand carefully.
    “C-h-o-c-o-l-a-t-e e-c-l-a-i-r.”
    “OK.”
    I bite it, but immediately cream squeeze out, falling on street.
    I look at white cream drop on dirty street.
    You look at white cream drop on dirty street.
    “Oh well, never mind,” you say.
    So we talk, and talk, and talk, through Hyde Park, then to West End, then Islington, walk towards my place. Nearly four hours walking. My legs is so sore, and my throat so dry, but I enjoying it. Is first time a person walking beside me through chilly night. Is also first time a person being patience listen my nonsense English, and learning me bad language. You much better than Mrs. Margaret. She never let us talk freely.
    When I arriving back, is already deep night.
    In front of house, you kiss my two cheeks, and watch me go in door.
    “Good meeting you,” you say.
    Everything happen in very gentle way.
    I want go immediately my room think about English man who smile and kiss me like lover, but I see Chinese landlord sitting on kitchen, watching TV and waiting for me. He is yawning. He worried my late back. At same time wife come down from upstairs bedroom in sleeping robe:
    “We were so worried about you! We never come back as late as you do!”
    Nervous voice remind me of my mother. My mother always talk to me like that.
    I say I OK. Don’t worry.
    Wife look at me seriously: “It is dangerous at night and also you are a young girl.”
    I take off my guilty shoes.
    “Next time if you are late, phone my husband and he can come and pick you up. This is England not China. Men easily get drunk in the pub!”
    With last yawn, husband turn off TV. He look cross and tired.
    I feel good after I close my bedroom’s door. My heart hold a secret to make me warm at night.
    The leafs blow outside. The street lights shine on my window. I am thinking I am only person to be awake in the world. I am thinking of China, thinking of old German lady dancing, thinking of your smile. I fall to sleep with sweet feelings inside my body.
    guest (gest)
n.
1. person entertained at another’s house or at another’s expense; 2. invited performer or speaker; 3. customer at a hotel or restaurant.
    guest
    A new day. You call me. At once I know your voice. You ask if I want visit Kew Gardens.
    “Queue Gardens?”
    “Meet me at Richmond tube station,” you say. “R-i-c-h-m-on-d.”
    Is beautiful weather. What a surprise. And so peaceful in the grassy space. So green. Cherry blossoms is just coming out and you tell me about your favourite snowdrops. We see there is different small gardens with different theme. Africa garden are palm trees. North America garden are rocks. South America garden are cactus. And there is too Asia gardens. I so happy Manager not forgetting Asia gardens.
    But I so disappointing after we walk in. Lotuses and bamboos is growing in India garden, plum trees and stone bridge is growing in Japanese garden. Where is my Chinese garden?
    “Doesn’t look like they’ve made a Chinese garden,” you say to me.
    “But that very unfair,” I say in angry voice. “Bamboos belongs to China. Panda eats bamboos leafs in China, you must hear, no?”
    You laugh. You say you agree. They should move some plants from India and Japan garden to make Chinese garden.
    The meadow asking us to lie. We rest beside each other. I never do that with a man. Juice from grass wetting my white shirt. My heart melting. Sky is blue and airplane flying above us, low and clear. I see moving shadows of the plane on the meadow.
    “I want see where you live,” I say.
    You look in my eyes. “Be my guest.”
    misunderstand   
v.
fail to understand properly.
    misunderstanding   
n. informal
a disagreement, argument, or fight.
    misunderstanding
    That’s how all start. From a misunderstanding. When you say “guest” I think you meaning I can stay in your house. A week later, I move out from Chinese landlord.
    I not really have anything, only big wheel-missing suitcase. The husband helping