我来到卧车准许抽烟的那一端,还没来得及坐下来点上烟斗,他就开口了。 “天儿挺凉,是吗?”他说。我立刻晓得他是个什么人——就是那种总坐在卧车里等着同我攀谈的人。从他身边敞开着的书包里,我可以看到火车时刻表、一本年鉴和那本小小的《百事通》。他向我卖弄的,就是从这些本本里趸来的知识。 I came to the end of the sleeping car where smoking was allowed, and before I had time to sit down and put on the pipe, he spoke. “Very cool baby, is it?” He said. I immediately knew who he was - the kind of person who was always waiting in bed with me. From the open bag beside him, I could see the train schedule, an almanac, and the little “know-it-all”. He showed me the knowledge that comes from these books.