學好英語口語:報亭軼事
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May: Come back. You haven't paid yet.
Boss: May, just let him go.
May: But he took some newspaper away without paying.
Boss: I know.
May: Why? You make me confused.
Boss: He lives nearby and he would just glance at the newspaper headlines, read the political sections and return them later.
May: Why does he have such a privilege?
Boss: He used to be a hero during the war time and everyone respect him.
May: I see. Does he live by himself?
Boss: Yes, he has no children and his wife passed away when he was in the battle.
May: He must be lonely?
Boss: I bet. But he is always busy telling the children stories.
May: How respectable!
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阿美:請回來。你還沒有付錢呢?
老闆:阿美,讓他走吧。
阿美:但是他沒有付錢就把報紙拿走了。
老闆:我知道。
阿美:爲什麼?你把我弄糊塗了。
老闆:他住在附近,他只是瀏覽一下報紙的大標題,等一下就會把報紙還回來的。
阿美:爲什麼他有這種特權呢?
老闆:戰爭時期他曾經是個英雄,這裏的人都尊敬他。
阿美:知道了,他一個人住嗎?
老闆:是的',他沒有孩子,他的妻子也在戰爭時期去世了。
阿美:他一定很孤獨了?
老闆:我猜是的。但是他總是忙着給孩子們講故事。
阿美:真是可敬!