When the young waitress in the cafe in Tom’s building started waving hello everyday. Tom was flattered①， for she was at least 15 years younger than he. One day she waved and beckoned②to Tom again. When Tom strolled③over， she asked， “Are you single？”
“Why， yes.”Tom replied， smiling at her broadly④.
“So is my mom，”she said. “Would you like to meet her？”
① flatterv. 谄媚，奉承
② beckonv. （招手或点头）向……示意，召唤
③ strollv. 散步，溜达，缓步走
④ broadlyadv. 明白地，明显地，露骨地
约会
在汤姆工作的大楼里有一个咖啡屋，那儿总有一位小姐每天都和他打招呼。汤姆有些受宠若惊，因为这位小姐看上去至少比他年轻15岁。一天她又对汤姆招手并示意汤姆过去。于是汤姆走了过去。她问道，“您现在是单身吗？”
“对，是单身。”汤姆满脸堆笑的说。
“我母亲也是，”她说，“您愿不愿意见见她？”