I go to give him a kiss - just a peck - and he veers off, jerking his head out of the way like a nervous racehorse, too late to alter my trajectory and pretend I was aiming for his cheek.

我走过去要给他一个吻，只是啄一下而已，而他却把头摆开了，像一头紧张的赛马那样将他的头甩开，让我来不及了改变轨道，所以我就假装是想吻他的脸颊。