一天早晨,费迪南德太太对她的丈夫说:“罗杰,今天午餐的时候杨太太的家里有一个聚会,我打算去参加,我替你留下了些食品作为你的午饭,行吗?”她的丈夫回答说:“行啊,很好。那你为我留下些什么呢?”
“This tin of fish,"Mrs. Ferdinand said,"and there are some cold,boiled potatoes and some beans here , too.”
费迪南德太太说:“有一罐鱼,还有一些冷冻的炸土豆和青豆。”
"That’s good.”Mr. Ferdinand said,"I’ll have a good lunch.” So Mrs. Ferdinand went to her meeting. All the ladies lunched at Mrs. Young's house,and at three o’clock Mrs. Ferdinand came home.
费迪南德先生说:“真是太好了,这下我有顿美味的午餐了。”于是,费迪南德太太去出席聚会了。所有的太太都在杨太太家吃了午餐。三点钟的时候,费迪南德太太回到了家。
"Was your fish nice,Roger?" she asked.
“罗杰,鱼好吃吗?”她问丈夫。
"Yes,but my feet are hurting.”He answered.
丈夫回答到:“好吃,但我的脚伤了。”
"Why are they hurting?" Mrs. Ferdinand asked.
费迪南德太太问:“怎么弄伤的呢?”
"Well,the words on the tin are `open tin and stand in hot water for five minutes!”
“你看,罐头上的说明书写着:“打开罐头,在烫水中站立五分钟。”