伦敦草堂:庞德街的乞丐

如果所谓的英伦风真的存在,那么bond street就是一条可以体验的街道。圣诞节刚过,准备小小购物一下的我,有机会去好好逛一下,吹吹这股弄堂风。

称它为弄堂,其实真不为过。很大一段,也只有两部公交车刚好并行的宽度。只不过两边旗舰店们的一面面锦缎镶边的旗帜,炫耀着与众不同的气质。那天,还有些白色圣诞的痕迹,古老的石板路上零散地堆积着残雪,偶有被人践踏的脚印。

Bond street跟一旁热闹非凡的oxford street,regent street还是很不同,从那边走来颇有别有洞天的意境。在这个购物的季节里,并不见得有比平常多的人。大概是因为这些大佬们完全不顾圣诞打折风。

我刚走出一家小店,一位男子向我走来,灰色短风衣,深色毛衣。穿着称不上光鲜也不算体面,但也是干净整洁。后来回想起来,关键是合理地运用旧的材质,衣裤质地以经典的呢布面料为主,不脏乱,却有些许毛球;棕色皮鞋略有磨损,色泽偏暗。这样,就不会让人讨厌,却也不会让人误解。从要饭这门职业看来,这位穿着可圈可点。

Good afternoon, sir. (Yes?) I’d like to wish you a happy Christmas and a cheerful New Year. (Thank you, Happy Christmas to you too.) Thank you, sir. Alright, please allow me introducing myself. My name is 某某, I am a philosopher…

听到这里,就知道眼前不是骗子就是乞丐。幸好,大过年的,我遇到的是后者。

I don’t normally bother people at this time of the year, I mean, although most of them feel generous during the holidays. You too rather prefer a quiet Christmas, don’t you? Anyway, here is the little affair of mine, which obviously isn’t genuinely concern you, sir, is that I am a bit short of travel fare. If, by any chance, you’ve got a bit changes…

本人一向对于卖艺的体贴热情,直接要饭的有点偏见。于是尽管这位仁兄礼数有嘉,我也只好抱歉地走开。

I am terribly sorry if my presence disturbed you too much. Have a nice day…

直到这位乞丐先生的话音淹没在背后bond street的英伦风中,我才叹出会心的笑意。

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2 条 伦敦草堂:庞德街的乞丐 的回复

  1. 你看人家衣裤鞋看这么久 还听他讲了噶多有档次的话
    竟然还是一分没给?我认为他做了这么多间接铺垫工作可以不归类直接要饭

  2. Yipeng says:

    你说得听起来有点道理。

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