When the young waitress in the café in Tom's building started waving hello everyday.

Tom was flattered, for she was at least 15 years younger than he.

One day she waved and beckoned¹ to Tom again. When Tom strolled over, she asked, "Are you single?"

"Why, yes," Tom replied, smiling at her broadly.

"So is my mom," she said. "Would you like to meet her?"

在汤姆工作的大楼里有一个咖啡屋，那儿总有一位小姐每天都和他打招呼。

汤姆有些受宠若惊，因为这位小姐看上去至少比他年轻15岁。

一天她又对汤姆招手并示意汤姆过去。于是汤姆走了过去。她问道，“您现在是单身吗？”

“对，是单身，”汤姆满脸堆笑的说。

“我母亲也是，”她说，“您愿不愿意见见她？”