谁爱吃茄子
Who Likes Eggplant
Name: ________________ Date: ________
和小周住在一起以后，我一周吃了三次茄子。问题是，我不喜欢吃茄子。
第一次是他做的。我想，他一定很喜欢吃。我把碗里的茄子吃完了，还说：“不错。”
第二次去买菜，我给他买了两个。他看见了，笑着拿过去。
第三次，他又端来满满一盘茄子。我看着盘里的茄子，又看了看他。
“怎么了？”他问。
“没什么。”我用筷子夹起一块，慢慢吃。
他也用筷子夹起一块，比我吃得还慢。
屋里很安静。过了好一会儿，我问：“你真的喜欢吃茄子吗？”
小周放下筷子：“不是你喜欢吃吗？”
我们看着对方，谁也没说话。然后，他先笑了。
“那天你说不错。”
“我是说，你愿意做饭，很不错。”
冰箱里还有一个茄子。我们打开冰箱，对着它看了一会儿，决定明天一起吃掉。
“那今晚呢？”他问。
我把桌上那盘土豆拉到中间。这一次，我们吃得一样快。
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以后 | yǐhòu | later; afterwards; in the future |
| 一定 | yídìng | surely; certainly; must |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl |
| 用 | yòng | to use; use; usefulness |
| 筷子 | kuàizi | chopsticks |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise; to get up |
| 安静 | ānjìng | quiet; peaceful; calm |
| 先 | xiān | first; in advance |
| 冰箱 | bīngxiāng | refrigerator; fridge |
| 决定 | juédìng | to decide; decision |
| 对方 | duìfāng | the other side; the other party; counterpart |
| 拉 | lā | to empty one's bowels; to have (diarrhea) |
English (for the teacher)
After I moved in with Xiao Zhou, I ate eggplant three times in one week. The problem was, I didn’t like eggplant.
He cooked it the first time. I thought he must really like it. I finished the eggplant in my bowl and even said, ‘Not bad.’
The second time, when I went grocery shopping, I bought him two eggplants. When he saw them, he smiled and took them.
The third time, he brought out another plate piled with eggplant. I looked at the eggplant on the plate, then at him.
‘What’s wrong?’ he asked.
‘Nothing.’ I picked up a piece with my chopsticks and ate slowly.
He picked up a piece with his chopsticks too, and ate even more slowly than I did.
The room was very quiet. After quite a while, I asked, ‘Do you really like eggplant?’
Xiao Zhou put down his chopsticks. ‘Isn’t it you who likes it?’
We looked at each other without saying anything. Then he was the first to laugh.
‘You said it was not bad that day.’
‘I meant that it was really nice of you to cook.’
There was still one eggplant in the fridge. We opened the fridge, looked at it for a while and decided to eat it together tomorrow.
‘What about tonight, then?’ he asked.
I pulled the plate of potatoes on the table into the middle. This time, we ate at the same speed.