Chapter 14

Like any girl will tell you, take care of the leaves look expensive, but worth it. In the male department, Nate showed her a pair of gray merino wool socks. - How about that? - Half? But I want to give you something special. Something with ... spirit - Jenny insisted. Panache¹, was what she wanted to say. Panache. He had seen that was used in Vogue², and seemed so French and so sophisticated. Nate returned the half and looked the store. - I do not want you to spend lots of money with me, Jennifer. Jenny triumphant³ smiled at him, loving him more than ever. She loved the way he called Jennifer. I loved the small bonitinhas of text messages he sent him by phone. I loved how he did things, like kissing her hand. And, best of all, loved the feeling that he gave him with a few words with his sensual voice, as if it were the most lucky girl of Barneys, and that really meant something. - There can be only half - she insisted. - You must be special. - Okay - Nate responded with a shoulder to the fun. It was cute way that Jenny wanted to buy him anything more meaningful than socks or perfume. She was so generous and genuinely never expected anything in return. - This here? - Jenny erected⁴ for a short wool flannel⁵ with Scottish cord. - I think should be in his pajamas⁶. Nate wrinkle the forehead. - It means gay - he said. Jenny put the shorts back on the shelf. - You are right. Sorry - after she saw a table with piles of underwear-samba song with silk-screen images in the rear. There was a samba-song with a sailboat in red silk. What perfect. Sailing was the thrill of Nate. He even built sailboats in Maine. The shorts cost $ 60, and was more than she wanted to spend and other means to underpants, but Jenny was willing to give up ten dollars for the man she loved more than anyone or anything else in the world. - This is great - Nate built the underwear and examined the boat. - But I think nobody is going to see. A jet flushing rose by neck of Jenny when she thought of underwear to see Nate. - No, but it has to be his - she insisted. - It is so totally you. She doubled the drawer and took her to the counter. - You can gift-wrap, please? - She turned to Nate. - It's more fun if you open as a gift, really. - The brown eyes shone in her excitement. Jenny had a lovely boyfriend, bought him a present very cool and he was smiling at her like that that will be made to shout: I'm so happy! She went to Nate a black sacolinha of Barneys. - Happy Hanykkah - said it all happy, but were only half Jewish and Nate was not anything Jewish. - Thanks, Jennifer - Nate did not expect to find something you really like, but until he found the cute underwear. He took her hand. - Now we buy something for you. Come on. He took her to the elevator and the sixth floor. Jenny did not know where they were going until the doors were opened and they went out in the lingerie department. She hesitated. Nate imagined that she buy something cute for Christmas, like a scarf with a reindeer⁷ or something stupid. But not lingerie. - Choose what you want - Nate said. Jenny looked at the shelves of imported lingerie made by hand, his face red with shame. She always bought Bali bra at Macy's because it had extra support and extralargas strips to prevent the weight of their breasts estupendos leaving marks on the shoulders. It seemed that the suti?s shred⁸ of Barneys would be if she put them just a breast, and even more the two. There was no way to get her a bra, a bustiê and not even a top. First, she would die if Nate discover the size of them. Second, they probably were not beautiful things and income in the size of it. Jenny wanted to be able to say that Nate did not want any lingerie, but did not want to hurt his feelings. Instead, she got a simple white silk panties from La Perla costoura with a pink and a pink satin ribbon of the elastic⁹. - This here is legal. - I want a matching bra with it? - Grasnou a seller of some 17 years, zanzando there to help. - No - Jenny practically shouted. She took the panties and the hanger¹⁰ doi until the balcony so that Nate could pay and they left them running away. The box got the panties and started to wrap it in paper. - Only the thong¹¹, miss? - She asked. Jenny looked at a piece of white silk in the hands of women. I could see that basically remained the area's ass¹².

1 panache   

n.羽饰；假威风，炫耀

参考例句：

• She dresses with great panache.她穿著十分浮华。
• Her panache at dealing with the world's media is quite astonishing.她应付世界媒体的派头非常令人吃惊。

2 Vogue   

n.时髦，时尚；adj.流行的

参考例句：

• Flowery carpets became the vogue.花卉地毯变成了时髦货。
• Short hair came back into vogue about ten years ago.大约十年前短发又开始流行起来了。

3 triumphant   

adj.胜利的，成功的；狂欢的，喜悦的

参考例句：

• The army made a triumphant entry into the enemy's capital.部队胜利地进入了敌方首都。
• There was a positively triumphant note in her voice.她的声音里带有一种极为得意的语气。

4 ERECTED   

adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立

参考例句：

• A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
• A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。

5 flannel   

n.法兰绒；法兰绒衣服

参考例句：

• She always wears a grey flannel trousers.她总是穿一条灰色法兰绒长裤。
• She was looking luscious in a flannel shirt.她穿着法兰绒裙子，看上去楚楚动人。

6 pajamas   

n.睡衣裤

参考例句：

• At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时，我脱去衣服，换上睡衣。
• He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。

7 reindeer   

n.驯鹿

参考例句：

• The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.那群驯鹿被一只狼群寻踪追赶上来。
• The life of the Reindeer men was a frontier life.驯鹿时代人的生活是一种边区生活。

8 shred   

v.撕成碎片，变成碎片；n.碎布条，细片，些少

参考例句：

• There is not a shred of truth in what he says.他说的全是骗人的鬼话。
• The food processor can shred all kinds of vegetables.这架食品加工机可将各种蔬菜切丝切条。

9 elastic   

n.橡皮圈，松紧带；adj.有弹性的；灵活的

参考例句：

• Rubber is an elastic material.橡胶是一种弹性材料。
• These regulations are elastic.这些规定是有弹性的。

10 hanger   

n.吊架，吊轴承；挂钩

参考例句：

• I hung my coat up on a hanger.我把外衣挂在挂钩上。
• The ship is fitted with a large helicopter hanger and flight deck.这艘船配备有一个较大的直升飞机悬挂装置和飞行甲板。

11 thong   

n.皮带；皮鞭；v.装皮带

参考例句：

• He fastened the dog to the post with a thong.他用一根皮带把狗拴到柱子上。
• If I switch with Harry,do I have to wear a thong?如果我和哈里调换，我应该穿皮带吗？

12 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。