Chapter 6

Vanessa seats and approached it a little. Is. - She put their hands in the chest and pushed him skeleton in bed. Then took the cigarette from his hand and stuck in the old coffee cup that was on the table by half-to-head. -Do not worry - she said with his voice hoarse¹ from more experienced women. -I know what I'm doing. She gently kissed the mouth and started to strip the two. First it took the gray shirt, then took the black she dressed. Was wearing a black top underneath². All that was Vanessa wore black. Dan deep breath and closed his eyes. It was not how he thought would happen. For him, sex was as important as birth and death, one of the most intense poetic³ experience that a person could have. It was not something you do with a girlfriend when I was bored one night before the evidence of Saturday's middle period. It was one thing when the two had already explored all other ways - intellectual, spiritual and philosophical⁴. Dan came to play with the idea of waiting for sex when they were married ready to have children. He wanted to have five children and give them the name of your favorite writers: Kafka, Goethe, Sartre, Camus and Keats. Even if you do not have to wait until marriage, the first time should be a process of discovery as the two learn to speak a new language. But Vanessa had learned the language with another man. - You have feet and close it - she noted⁵, kneel down on the floor while Dan took the half. Dan felt her feet and departed. -Wait. Vanessa is dragged to bed and was sat next to him, his legs crossed, with that black top and black panties. -What is the problem? -I do not want to do this - Dan crossed the thin arms bare chest. A pair of corduroy was still in the body, but he felt very naked. - I mean, not now. Vanessa extended the hand and arm afagou happily. -I was nervous the first time too. Not so much - she said, reassuring⁶. I promise. Dan swallowed in dry and looked at the ceiling. It was looking upon a crack in the plaster above his head. -I just wanted to wait until it is more ... organic. -All right, said Vanessa slowly. But it is sex-only, save as is. Not a poem. Obviously she did not mean it. For Dan was even a poem. Probably the most important poem he ever wrote. He put the shirt. -I just think better to wait, it's just that. -Okay - Vanessa said, the point of losing patience. Dan was always considering other things, writing about them in his black hood⁷ of bloquinho until there was nothing else to write. She loved the way his sensitive and romantic, but at least once in life he could be nice and stop thinking so much on things and just follow the damn current. Still, Vanessa was the end of it since the day they met and made friends, three years before. She would not ruin things, now they were finally together. Dan lit another cigarette. Hands tremiam him as ever. Vanessa the cutucou again. -Hey, there is not so worried. For me, all right that has not rolled. Okay? He seats. Vanessa took his hand and put the arm of Dan around his shoulders. They returned to lie in bed and Dan blew the smoke into the role of Chinese red lantern while gently afagava the bald head of Vanessa with the thumb. I was fortunate to not have to explain both. It was what was cool in dating the best friend. She knew him almost better than he knew himself. The two were lying there for some time, watching the smoke of cigarette Dan float in the air. That was another thing to be legal with the best friend. Not when you have to talk. -Once you start the holidays, I run one more film. Vanesa-broke the silence. - I think that my War and peace may be too dark to send to the University of New York. The latest film by Vanessa was adapted from a scene of war and peace, Tolstoy, and brought as a princepe Dan Andrei addicted⁸ to crack. Vanessa had applied⁹ to the University of New York and wanted to send one of his movies instead of writing an essay, because it wanted to form in cinema. She could barely wait. Just one more time in Constance Billard School for Girls Magrelas and neurotic¹⁰, where (thank God) does not fit into anything, and she was free, free, free! Dan released a long whiff. I did not know with what Vanessa was concerned. The films were combrios it, but it was that made it bright. I had as Univerdidad of New York did not accept it. -If anyone has to worry, that somebody is me - he said, his hands trembling with nervous again. -How so? - Vanessa asked. - A university with a decent program deliteratura means you have to kill. -Yeah, but I speak of dombrio, My poems are even ... - Dan stopped. The poems were his personal, were what they were. And it seemed weird¹¹ to have a lot of them an official admission in any of Columbia, or Brown, or Vassar, as if his soul desnudando and a complete stranger could not have read the works of Goethe, Sartre and Camus and not understand your references oblique¹² to them. -Did you know that you can even try to publish their stuff? - Vanessa suggested. -That would leave the staff of the university's admission completely convinced about you. Dan put the cigarette end of empty cigarette in a can of Coca-Cola. -Yeah, okay - he said. He liked to write, but no way is ready to send your stuff to a publisher. Not even find your voice yet. He knew that. Each new poem that I wrote seemed different from the older. Vanessa is seated again. -What? I'm talking sério.Você should do that. Dan adunfou further in blankets. -Whatever - he muttered without enthusiasm. I was not ready for sex and not estavapronto to be published. Now she felt even more inadequate¹³. Vanessa knew that when I was back Horadada. She breathed fund and channeled his inner kitten, one that just came out of his corner in hot heater when Dan needed a strong kiss on his cute face. She deslizou covered under the breast and kissed him. -One more week and we can spend all the time so the holidays - she muttered. Unlike most members of the class at Constance Billard and Riverside Prep, or Vanessa or Dan would have a glamorous¹⁴ travel holidays of Christmas. Vanessa lived with older sister, a bassist, Ruby¹⁵, in an apartment in Williamsburg, in Brooklyn. Parents of them were artists of the future, always lived in Vermont and spent the Christmas on a tour with his troupe¹⁶ perfotmática. Dan and sister Jenny, lived with her father, Rufus, a communist writer and editor, beat poets known anything, not believed in Christmas, Hanukkah or in, or in any other holy days, indeed. -Daddy will make his annual lasagna on Thursday - and Dan went back in the hands of Vanessa, allowing them to relax again. He loved the softness and firmness of her back, which were not full of ribs¹⁷ as him. - Are you coming, right? She gave the shoulders.

1 hoarse   

adj.嘶哑的，沙哑的

参考例句：

• He asked me a question in a hoarse voice.他用嘶哑的声音问了我一个问题。
• He was too excited and roared himself hoarse.他过于激动，嗓子都喊哑了。

2 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

3 poetic   

adj.富有诗意的，有诗人气质的，善于抒情的

参考例句：

• His poetic idiom is stamped with expressions describing group feeling and thought.他的诗中的措辞往往带有描写群体感情和思想的印记。
• His poetic novels have gone through three different historical stages.他的诗情小说创作经历了三个不同的历史阶段。

4 philosophical   

adj.哲学家的，哲学上的，达观的

参考例句：

• The teacher couldn't answer the philosophical problem.老师不能解答这个哲学问题。
• She is very philosophical about her bad luck.她对自己的不幸看得很开。

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 reassuring   

a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的，使人放心的

参考例句：

• He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。
• With a reassuring pat on her arm, he left. 他鼓励地拍了拍她的手臂就离开了。

7 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

8 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

9 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

10 neurotic   

adj.神经病的，神经过敏的；n.神经过敏者，神经病患者

参考例句：

• Nothing is more distracting than a neurotic boss. 没有什么比神经过敏的老板更恼人的了。
• There are also unpleasant brain effects such as anxiety and neurotic behaviour.也会对大脑产生不良影响，如焦虑和神经质的行为。

11 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

12 oblique   

adj.斜的，倾斜的，无诚意的，不坦率的

参考例句：

• He made oblique references to her lack of experience.他拐弯抹角地说她缺乏经验。
• She gave an oblique look to one side.她向旁边斜看了一眼。

13 inadequate   

adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的

参考例句：

• The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
• She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。

14 glamorous   

adj.富有魅力的；美丽动人的；令人向往的

参考例句：

• The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.南海岸魅力稍逊，但却有很多干净漂亮的宾馆。
• It is hard work and not a glamorous job as portrayed by the media.这是份苦差，并非像媒体描绘的那般令人向往。

15 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

16 troupe   

n.剧团，戏班；杂技团；马戏团

参考例句：

• The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.文工团常年在边防部队流动。
• The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。

17 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。