英文短篇故事（纽约）216 The School Job Interview

 　　Clyde went for a job interview. The school was on 8th Avenue. He told the receptionist, "I have a 3 o'clock interview with Jessica." She said, "She'll be with you shortly." Clyde examined some books while he waited. They were ESL books called "Interchange." He was familiar with them. He had used them for many years to teach ESL students. A young woman approached him. She introduced herself. He followed her into an empty room. They sat down. He said, "You are very young." She smiled weakly. She told him about the school. She asked him some questions. Then she asked if he had any questions. He didn't. She said, "I'll let you know by Friday, one way or the other." They got up. He said, "I can't get over how young you are." She looked at him oddly¹. He left. She didn't let him know on Friday or thereafter².

1 oddly   

adv.奇怪地，古怪地；奇妙地；额外地，附加地；零碎地，单数地oddly enough的变体

参考例句：

• She's been behaving very oddly lately. 她最近行为极其反常。
• His Indian robes contrasted oddly with his fluent English. 他的印度长袍与他流利的英语形成奇特的对照。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 thereafter   

adv.此后，以后

参考例句：

• Thereafter they did not speak.此后他们就不再讲话了。
• On the opening day all tickets are a dollar, thereafter,they'll be two dollars.开张那天票价一元，以后两元。