If ever(假如,要是)the scene had been set, this was it.
A week in Paris. He isstrikingly(显著地,突出地)handsome with his classic Californian good looks and a smile that could melt butter, and I am probably at my physical peak, with wavy brown hair, bright blue eyes, and curves that could stop traffic.
Neither of us knew what to expect. After meeting on ahumanitarian aid(人道主义援助)trip in Central America, there was clearly a connection between us that we had neither time nor opportunity to explore. The fact that he moved to Europe the day after our return left us to continue building our relationship online through email and chat.
So as I flew across the Atlantic to visit him during my vacation, the possibilities ran wildly through my head. Friends at home hadinundated(淹没)me with notions that Paris is the city of love, and we would be fools not to be swept away.Pessimism(悲观)reared its head, too,taunting(嘲弄,讥讽)that I didn't really know this man, and for all I knew he was actually a monstrous human being I would bestranded(搁浅)with for a week.
However, from the time I stepped off of themetro(地铁,大都市)and jumped into his arms until the moment we tearfully said goodbyes at the same station, all speculation was forgotten and the natural flow of "us"prevailed(盛行,战胜).
There were no impassioned kisses or nights of passion. But there were hours of conversation under the glow of the Eiffel Tower. Barrels of laughter over inside jokes that will never makes sense to anyone but us. Tears over the deepest secrets and pains of our hearts. Comfortable silences that can only happen in the peace of trust. Speculation over the future, our dreams and fears. Confession of our fears and failures. Andreassurances(使安心)that we see each other beyond thefacade(正面,表面)and to the truth.
And as I returned to anxious friends waiting to hear stories ofscandalous(诽谤性的,可耻的)Parisianrendezvous(约会), there seemed to be some hint of disappointment. No excitement, no scandal, no drama.As though(好像,仿佛)I had missed out on something.
Although our relationship did not progress ordigress(离题)as I imagined or feared, I couldn't have written a more perfect story. No, I didn'twalk away with(顺手带走,轻易获得)a lover, but I now have a friend who is dear to my heart. Who I shared an amazing week with, who holds many of my precious memories, and who knows me and loves me. How could I hope for more?
One moment thatresonates(共鸣,共振)with me is of my last night in Paris.
Exhausted from a full week and dreading my departure the next morning, we collapsed onto the bed and looked at each other. His bright blue eyes softly pierced mine with a reassuring knowledge that he knew me, and I knew him, and this was good. As we lay there, I knew that this was right, and what was meant to grow between us had.
"Just friends" is not a disappointment. Sometimes it's exactly what you need.
时态详解:一般过去时
常见时态考点归纳(高考适用)
This is the first time后的从句通常用什么时态
英语基础语法:一般现在时
判断动词时态的技巧
英语基础语法:现在进行时
涉及状语从句的几种特定时态
三种将来时间表示法的比较
时态详解:一般将来时
过去进行时的用法小结
时态详解:过去进行时
时态详解:现在完成进行时
英语基础语法:现在完成时
现在进行时用法小结
这个when后用一般现在时还是一般将来时
表示将来的五种常用非时态方式
过去完成时用法小结
英语基础语法:一般过去时
if从句之后可接表示将来的be going to吗
will do与be going to do的用法差别
一般现在时与现在进行时表示将来的区别
when习惯上不与现在完成时连用
过去进行时用法一得
英语基础语法:过去完成时
时态详解:现在进行时
ago习惯上不与现在完成时连用
表示动作最近发生的现在完成时
一般现在时表将来的六种用法
in case 后从句的时态
与in the past连用的时态
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