五點(diǎn)鐘以后不收瓶子

張怡然

[英語(yǔ)原文]

No Bottles Accepted After Five oclock

One day near closing time at 6：30， four young children arrived with bottles. Wanting to put a stop to this habit， I sternly asked each child if he was aware of the rules. Three shook their heads no， but the youngest said he knew.“Why then？”I asked，“have you brought me these bottles？”

“I cant tell time yet.”He said.

[中文翻譯]

五點(diǎn)鐘以后不收瓶子

快到六點(diǎn)半下班的時(shí)候，四個(gè)孩子來(lái)退瓶子。為了制止他們的這個(gè)習(xí)慣，我故意很?chē)?yán)肅地問(wèn)每個(gè)孩子是否知道我們的規(guī)定。其中三個(gè)孩子都搖頭表示不知道，只有那個(gè)最小的說(shuō)他知道?！澳悄銥槭裁催€在這個(gè)時(shí)間來(lái)退瓶子呢？”我問(wèn)他。

“我還不認(rèn)識(shí)表呢！”他說(shuō)。

[留言板]

最小的那個(gè)孩子說(shuō)他知道“五點(diǎn)鐘以后不收瓶子”這個(gè)規(guī)定，可是他卻不認(rèn)識(shí)表，知道這個(gè)規(guī)定又有什么用呢？他的回答讓“我”哭笑不得。