I told a friend that a mobile column would be appearing in his HDB estate in Tampines according to the newspaper. His eyes lit up and I could see great excitement in them. He kept asking me for details.

• 笔者告诉一位朋友，报纸上的消息说，军车队将要驶过他居住的淡滨尼组屋区，他立即兴奋得两眼发亮，直向我打听详情。