First he went to Madrid and stayed in a small hotel for a few5 days. On the first morning he went out for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Natforgot6 about this, and while7 he was8 crossing a busy street, a bicycle knocked9 him down.
Nat lay10 on the ground11 for a few seconds and then he sat12 up and said13: "Where am I?" An old man was selling maps at the side2 of the street, and he at oncecame14 to Nat and said, "Map of the city, sir?"
兰特住在英格兰的一座小镇上。他的假日一直都是在这里度过的,可是去年,他想:“我从来都没有出过国。我的朋友们都很喜欢去日本度假,今年我也准备去那里。”
他先是去了马德里,并在一家小旅馆住了几天。来到这里的第一天,他一早起来去散步。在英国,人们都是靠左行驶,但是西班牙人都是靠右行驶。兰特忘记了这点,于是在他穿过一条繁杂的街道时,不幸被一辆自行车撞倒了。
兰特在地上躺了几秒钟,随后坐起来问道:“我这是在哪儿?”这时,路边正好有一位老人在卖地图,于是他立即走上前去,对兰特说:“先生,买地图吗?