英文短篇故事（纽约）226 Lasagna in Little Italy

 　　They were in Little Italy, near Chinatown. "I'm starving¹," Meg said. She wanted to try an Italian dish. Aaron said, "You might not like it." She said, "That's okay. If I don't, you can eat it." They stopped at a busy corner restaurant. "This one must be good. It's crowded," she said. He agreed. They sat at a table. The waiter came by. "I want what she's eating," Meg said. She pointed² to a nearby customer. The waiter said, "That's lasagna. It's the lunch special for $9. But the special price ended 10 minutes ago." Meg said that was okay. The waiter brought the lasagna minutes later. She took one bite³. "Ugh," she said. She gave it to Aaron. He finished the special. "That was so bland," he said. "It was overpriced at $9." The waiter brought the bill. It was $18. "Let's go to Chinatown," Meg said. "I'm starving!"

1 starving   

adj.饥饿，引申为供应不足；挨饿的v.（使）挨饿，饥饿( starve的现在分词 )；缺乏，急需

参考例句：

• starving children with huge distended bellies 鼓着浮肿肚子的挨饿儿童
• starving children with legs like matchsticks 腿瘦得像火柴棍一样的饥饿儿童

2 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

3 bite   

n.咬，咬伤，一口，刺痛；（= byte）字节，位组，二进位组，信息组；v.咬，刺痛

参考例句：

• The dog may bite at you.狗会咬你的。
• Let me have a bite.让我咬一口。