一个人的餐桌
A traveler eats alone in Madrid and discovers the waiter is the real star of the meal.
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Keep it on your phone →米娅在九点前走进了一家小餐馆。餐厅里几乎没有人。一个系着白围裙、眼神疲惫的服务员指了指角落的一张桌子。
“就一个人吗?”他问。米娅点了点头。她总是一个人旅行,每次用新语言点餐时总有些紧张。菜单是一张手写的纸。
她指着一个不认识的词。服务员第一次露出了微笑。“这是今天的特色菜,”他用缓慢的英语说。“我奶奶的食谱。试试看。如果你不喜欢,我给你换别的。”
食物装在一个沉重的陶碗里端上来。热腾腾的,蒜香扑鼻,里面有许多小块面包。米娅小心地舀了一勺,抬起头来。服务员站在吧台后,双臂交叉,注视着她。
她对他竖起了大拇指。他笑了,走过来给她的杯子倒满。“很好,”他说。“明天你再来,我告诉你里面有什么。”
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