英文短篇故事（纽约）285 Good Steak, Bad Seat

 　　Few diners were in the steak¹ restaurant. Jody saw two tables that he liked. "My friends and I are eating here Sunday. Which of these tables gets less foot traffic?" he asked a worker. She said, "That cabinet² behind table 81 contains³ all the dishes and glasses. Table 73 is much quieter." Sunday, Jody and three friends went to the restaurant. Eight diners were at nearby table 74. Four diners were at nearby table 72. A diner's purse sat on the floor beside table 74. Throughout⁴ dinner, the waiter and busboys edged⁵ their way past her purse. Throughout dinner, Jody felt one worker after another brush past his chair. He couldn’t move his chair, or the table, out of the workers' way. Table 81 and tables near it were empty. Jody never saw one worker visit the cabinet. "How was everything tonight?" the waiter asked after dinner. "Fine," Jody lied.

1 steak   

n.牛排，鱼排，肉排

参考例句：

• How would you like your steak?您喜欢牛排怎么做法？
• I'll try a steak sandwich.我想尝尝牛排三明治。

2 cabinet   

n.内阁，内阁会议；(带玻璃门存物品的)橱柜

参考例句：

• I keep my collection of old china in the cabinet.我把古瓷器收藏品存放在橱子里。
• He had held many important offices in the French cabinet.他在法国内阁中任过许多重要职务。

3 contains   

vt.(contain的第三人称单数形式)，包含，容纳v.控制( contain的第三人称单数 )；克制；牵制；包含

参考例句：

• The software package contains 5 CD-ROMs. 这个软件包由5个只读光盘组成。
• The area contains a disproportionate number of young middle-class families. 此地年轻的中产阶级家庭特别多。

4 throughout   

adv.到处，自始至终；prep.遍及，贯穿

参考例句：

• These magazines are sold at bookstores throughout the country.这些杂志在全国各地书店均有发售。
• Guilin is known throughout the world for its scenery.桂林以山水著称于世。

5 edged   

adj.有…边的，刀口…的；锋利的；微醉的v.“edge”的过去时和过去分词

参考例句：

• the double-edged quality of life in a small town—security and boredom 小城镇生活的双重性—安全但乏味
• the movie's hard-edged realism 那部电影的逼真的现实主义