When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the embarrassment of seeing that he has not done so.
当一个熟人经过我身边时,我常常从窗口退后一步,与其说是为了让他不费力地向我打招呼,还不如说是为了不让自己尴尬地看到他并没有这样做。
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