Our four-year-old son speaks English and German, and he has picked up some Cantonese since living in HongKong. One day I was getting ready to take him to a rugby game. His mother, not being a rugby fan, planned a quiet afternoon at home. Our son, however, pleaded.

“Come on, Mommy, you must come.

“I don’t understand the game,” she replied.

“But it’s in english, Mommy!”

 

 

我们四岁的儿子能说英语和德语。自从到香港居住后，他也能说上几句广东话。一天我准备带他去看橄榄球比赛。他妈妈不喜欢看橄榄球，为自己安排了一个休闲的下午。我们的儿子求他的妈妈道：

“妈妈，你还是去吧，你应该和我们一起去。”

“我不懂这种比赛。”她回答

“但是妈妈，比赛是用英语讲的。”

 

 

When I worked as a part-time bank teller in college, a goodlooking young man began making almost daily trips to my window to withdraw or deposit money. I wasn’t sure it was because of me until he presented this note with his bank book:

“Dear J: I’ve been SAVING this question in the hope that I might gain some INTEREST. If free Friday, would you care to DEPOSIT yourself beside me at a movie？I’ve taken into ACCOUNT that you may be previously engaged; if so, I’ll WITHRAW my offer previously engaged; At any RATE, your company would be much enjoyed, and I hope you’ll not Assess this as too forward. Check you later. Sincerely B.”

 

 

我在一所大学的银行办事处做兼职出纳时，一位长得帅的小伙子几乎每天都来存钱或取钱。突然有一天他递给了我他的储蓄账本和一张条子，我这才意识到他是冲着我来的。条上写着：“亲爱的珍妮：我‘存’着这个问题是想引起你对我的兴趣。如果你周五有空的话，你是否也可把你存在我这边一会，我们一同去看电影。我已经考虑过了，也许你以前已经订婚，如果如此，我将取回我对你有关周五的提议。但在任何利率下，贵公司会欢迎我这个客户的。同时，我希望你评估我这张条时别认为我太直率。

“以后在来看你。忠实的B.”