Subj : Some questions
To   : alexander koryagin
From : Paul Quinn
Date : Fri Aug 25 2017 17:47:47

Hi! Alexander,

On 08/25/2017 03:08 PM, you wrote All:

 ak> I am reading an short Australian story and sometimes I have difficulties
 ak> in reading. For instance this page (the places marked by color):

Ooh, Aussie-speak.  I know this.  :)

The first highlight refers to what you may know as a fuse-box on a house.  
Here, they are mounted on the outside of a house and also serve as the initial 
point of the household's electricity supply.  Hence the reference to the meter. 
 The meter is placed so that a company representative may read the meter, for 
which usage the householder will be later invoiced.  The box normally has a 
door/lid but is usually not locked (unless there is an agreed arrangement with 
the company).  It would make a neat hiding place for her flat-mate's key albeit 
not a very secure place.

The other highlighted passage, along with the preceding paragraph seem to draw 
heavily on metaphors.  In fact the whole page seems to have a romantic 'bent'.  
Now, I have been called an unromantic cranky old bastard for over 30 years.  (I 
like to think otherwise, so the abuse is suffered as would water off the back 
of a duck; it is accepted but not taken seriously.)  In any case, I'm thinking 
the bloke doesn't like being by himself in a lonely car park; he doesn't relish 
going back to where he must go back; but most of all, he doesn't particularly 
care to be anywhere without... her.

How did I score?  Are you going to tell me that the girl is only a second 
cousin?  ;-)

Cheers,
Paul.

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