Lesson
4 First Impressions
第四课 第一印象
The day that I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of anxiety. I was trying to do some revision for an important oral exam in the local library and people kept disturbing me. 第一次遇到我最好的朋友那天，我的心情特别焦虑。我在本地图书馆复习准备一次重要的口语考试，人们不停地干扰我。
I was getting more and more annoyed and of course, the more upset I got, the less I was able to concentrate. The last straw was when I heard someone singing behind me. 我越来越烦躁，当然了，越烦就越难集中精力。当我听到背后有人唱歌时，我的忍耐到了极限。
The singing was so loud that I could even recognise the song! I turned around and glared at the person who was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me and she had a big smile on her face. 这声音大得我都能听出唱的是哪首歌。我转身怒视着那个唱歌的人。那是一位高个子和我年龄相仿的女孩，她的脸上带着开心的笑容。
She was standing with a book in her hands near the "English Literature" section. She looked like a literary type and seemed very interested in what she was reading. I glanced at the book's cover. It was a book of Tennyson's poems. 她手里拿着一本书，站在英文文学类图书旁。她似乎对正读着的那本书很感兴趣。我瞟了一眼书的封面，那是一本丁尼生诗集。
The fact that she looked like a sensitive, friendly girl didn't matter. If anything it made me even angrier. "How could she be so selfish?" I thought angrily. In fact, I'm surprised there wasn't steam coming out of my ears! 她看上去是一个善解人意、友善的女孩，但这无济于事，却平添我积分怒气：“她怎么能这样自私呢？”我生气地想。事实上，我那时已经有点火冒三丈了。
I picked up my books, glared at her and whispered angrily, "Thanks to your noise, I've been unable to study. You're so selfish!" 我抓起我自己的书，怒气冲冲地盯着她说：“谢谢你的噪音，我根本没法学习。你真是太自私了！”
I still hate thinking of that moment. Let me tell you the rest of the story though. 我现在仍然不愿意回想起当时的情景。不过，我还是讲一下后来发生的事吧。
Because I left the library in such a hurry, I felt my most important textbook behind. It was only when I got home two hours later that I realised I'd forgotten it and there was nothing I could do as the library was closed. 因为我离开图书馆的时候太匆忙了，以至于把最重要的课本留在了那里。直到两个小时后我回到家时才发现，可是已经无济于事了，因为图书馆已经关门了。
I was so upset that I almost cried. Just then, the phone rang. I answered it and a gentle voice introduced the speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane. 我感到万分沮丧，真想哭一场。就在这时候电话铃响了。我拿起电话，传来一个轻柔的声音，自我介绍说名叫珍妮，并问我是不是简。
After confirming that I was, Jenny said that she had noticed I'd left my book in the library and as my name was in it, she'd asked a live far away and could bring it around for me if I needed it. 在确定我是以后，珍妮说她发现我把书留在了图书馆，因为书上有我的名字，她让图书馆管理员从档案中找到了我的电话号码。她还说她住得不远，如果我急用这本书的话，她可以给我送过来。
I sighed with relief and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road. I was so grateful! Of course you've guessed who Jenny was. 我如释重负，感激万分，同意与她在这条街上的一个便利店里见面。当然你已经猜出谁是珍妮了，
She was the girl I had shouted at for singing. When I recognised her in the convenience store, I was filled with shame and apologised several times for my rude behaviour. 就是在图书馆里因为唱歌的事情我对她吼叫的那个女孩。我在便利店里看到是她是羞愧极了，为自己的粗鲁做法连声道歉。
I felt so guilty, but Jenny just laughed and told me she was glad to see that I'd also left my glare in the library! I couldn't help laughing at this and I invited her back to my apartment for a quick cup of tea. 我感到很内疚。但是珍妮笑了起来，并告诉我她很高兴看到我把自己的怒视也留在了图书馆！听了这话，我禁不住笑了起来，并邀请她到我的公寓里来喝杯茶。
We got along really well and ever since then we've been best friends. We're very much alike and we tell each other everything. To be honest, I trust her more than anyone else. 我们相处得很好，从那以后，我们就成了最好的朋友。我们俩非常相像，我们无话不谈。老实说，我对她比对任何人都信任。
I often think how lucky I am. If Jenny hadn't been a kind person who was willing to forgive my shortcomings, I would never have experienced such true friendship. 我常常想我真是太幸运了。珍妮要不是如此体贴，愿意宽容我的缺点，我就永远不会享受到如此真挚的友谊。
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