英文短篇故事（纽约）306 Meet New People on the Subway

 　　Patrick got on the R train. It was crowded. He saw a space to sit. It was next to a well-dressed, older woman. He squeezed¹ in on her left. He started reading his magazine. She started digging in her left ear. She finished digging. She rolled something around between her finger and her thumb. He tried not to watch. Her finger went back to her ear. She dug some more. She rubbed her finger and thumb together again. He couldn't believe it. Was she going to do this all the way to Bay Ridge²? Did she think she was at home in her bathroom? She got off at the next stop. Patrick felt much better—for an instant. A huge fat man squeezed himself into the just-vacated space. The man made loud noises as he breathed through his mouth. Twice, he coughed loudly. Patrick changed cars at the next stop.

1 squeezed   

squeeze（挤压）的过去式与过去分词

参考例句：

• freshly squeezed orange juice 鲜榨橙汁
• They squeezed too many people into the small room. 他们把太多的人塞进这间小房间里。

2 ridge   

n.山脊；鼻梁；分水岭

参考例句：

• We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
• The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。