This morning he had placed a flower in a vase on his desk, a single scarlet hibiscus, and the vase sat beside the black velvet-lined tray in front of him.

• 这天早晨他在桌子上的花瓶里插了一朵花，单独一朵鲜红的木槿花花瓶就摆在他面前黑天鹅绒镶里的珍珠托盘旁边。