英文短篇故事（纽约）455 Standing on the Corner

 　　The young woman was standing¹ on the corner near Bloomingdale's. Yellow stickers on her hat said, "Try This!" He asked, "Try what?" She said, "I'm handing out samples of a new facial² cream. I'm fresh out, but they're bringing me more. Would you like some for your wife or daughter?" He said, "Sure. I'll just wait right here till you get more." He turned his attention to the traffic and the passersby³. After a while, he turned around to see if she had received more samples. She wasn't there. He saw her about to enter Bloomingdale's. He ran over to her. She said, "Oh, there you are. Here are your samples. I thought you had left." He said, "Left? I was standing right next to you. I was watching the traffic go by." She said, "Well, that's why I thought you had left. I didn't recognize you from the back."

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 facial   

adj.面部的，脸上的

参考例句：

• I've made an appointment for a facial tomorrow.我约好明天去做美容。
• The chimpanzee uses facial expressions for communication.黑猩猩用面部表情进行交流。

3 passersby   

n. 过路人(行人,经过者)

参考例句：

• He had terrorized Oxford Street,where passersby had seen only his footprints. 他曾使牛津街笼罩了一片恐怖气氛，因为那儿的行人只能看到他的脚印，看不到他的人。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
• A person is marceling on a street, watching passersby passing. 街边烫发者打量着匆匆行人。