had only encountered each other a handful of times over several months. Even when they did meet, the girl would pretend not to know him and walk past him with her head down.
虽然她就住在自己的对面，但是几个月过去了，他们俩人碰面的次数居然屈指可数，哪怕遇到了，这姑娘也装作不认识自己般低头走过。
She was intentionally avoiding him! He understood all too well why she did so. as a single man and a single woman living in such close proximity, engaging in conversation could lead others to misunderstand their relationship.
她是在刻意回避着自己！他心理很清楚她为什么要这么做。孤男寡女，又住得这么近，如果她们还有交谈的话那难免不被他人误会。