在午飯以前,喬正要去他經(jīng)常光顧的酒吧,這時,他看見一個衣衫檻褸的人正在酒吧外五厘米深的雨水坑邊垂釣。喬停了下來,盯著那個人看了幾分鐘。他注意到大多數(shù)路人都認為那個人精神不正常。
Joe pitied the man,so after a few minutes he went up to him and said kindly,“Hello, would you like to come into the bar and have a drink with me?”
喬可憐那個人,于是幾分鐘后他走上前去,友好地對他說:“你好,你愿意跟我一塊兒到酒吧喝杯酒嗎?”
The fisherman was delighted to accept his offer, and the two men went into the bar together. Joe bought the fisherman a few drinks,and finally said to him. "You’ve been fishing outside here,haven’t you? How many did you manage to catch this morning,if I may ask?”
那個垂釣者愉快地接收了他的邀請,于是兩個人一同走進酒吧。喬給那個人叫了幾杯酒,最后對他說:“你剛才在外面釣魚,是不是?如果你不介意的話,我能問一下今天早上你釣了幾條了?”
"You’ve been the eighth,” the fisherman answered merrily.
“你是第八條,”那個垂釣者開心地說道。