My mom needed a new mattress for her antique bed, so I decided to buy her one as a gift. The problem was I wasn't sure what to get, because it was an odd size. I called home and my brother answered the phone. “Measure the bed frame for me, please,” I asked him. “I don't have a tape measure.” “You can use a dollar bill,” I suggested. “Each one is six inches long.” “Can't,” he replied after digging through his wallet. “I only have a ten.”
我妈妈需要一个新的弹簧床垫放在她的古董床上。我决定买一个送给她。问题是我不知道怎么买,因为它的尺寸很特别。我打电话回家,是我弟弟接电话。我请他量一下床框的尺寸。他说:“我没有皮带尺。”我建议说:“你可以用一张一美元的钞票。每一张都是六英寸。”他把钱包翻了个遍,然后说:“不成。我只有一张十美元的。”(说明:美元钞票都是一样大小的。)