Icryeasily.Icriedwhenaboyinthefilmsufferedfromanincurabledisease.Icriedwhenanathletebrokeaworldrecord.
OnenightmywifeandIweregoingtodinneratafriend's.AswewenttowardsthehouseInoticedacarpullingoutfromthesidewalk.Justaheadanothercarwaswaitingtobackintotheparkingspace.Butbeforehecoulddosoayellowcarcameupfrombehindandsneakedintothespace.
Whilemywifewentaheadintoourfriend'shouseIsteppedintothestreet.
“Hey”Isaid“thisparkingspacebelongstothatguy.”Igesturedtowardsthemanaheadwhowaslookingbackangrily.AtthatmomentIwasfeelingprettymanly.
“Mindyourownbusiness!”thedrivertoldme.
“No”Isaid.“Youdon'tunderstand.Thatfellowwaswaitingtobackintothisspace.”
Thingsquicklyheatedupuntilfinallyhejumpedoutofthecar.MyGodhewasextremelylarge.Hegrabbedmeandshookhisrockofafistatme.Itastedblood.Iwasterrified.
AlmostinapanicIrantomyfriend'sfrontdoor.AsaformerMarine(海军)asamanIfeltabsolutelyembarrassedasmywifeandfriendsaskedmewhathadhappened.AllIcouldsaywasthatIhadhadanargumentaboutaparkingspace.Theyweresensitiveandletitgoatthat.
Perhapshalfanhourlaterthedoorbellrang.ForsomereasonIwassurethatthehugemanhadreturnedforme.Mybloodrancold.MyhostessgotuptoansweritbutIstoppedher.IknewIhadtofaceuptomyfear.
Iopenedthedoor.Therehestood.“Icamebacktoapologize”hesaidinalowvoice.“Iamashamedofmyself.TheBrooklynNavyYardwhereI'veworkedfortenyearsisclosing.TodayIgotlaidoff.I'mnotmyself.Ihopeyou’llacceptmyapology.”
IrememberedthatafterIclosedthedoorIstoodthereforafewminutesalonewithtearsinmyeyes.
【小题1】Whatdidtheauthordowhenayellowcardroveintotheparkingspace?