An old lady is very deaf. She thinks everything is too dear in the shop. One day, she wants to buy a hat. She goes into a shop and points to a hat and asks.
一位老太太耳聾了,她認為商店裡的東西都太貴了。一天,她想買帽子。她走進一家商店,指著一頂帽子問道:
“How much is it?”
“這個多少錢?”
“Seven dollars, Madam,” the salesgirl answers, “It is very cheap.”
“七美元,夫人,”女店員說道:“這是很便宜的。”
The old lady says, “Seventeen dollars? It is too much. If it is fourteen dollars, I will buy it.
老太太說:“十七美元?太貴了。如果是十四美元,我就買啦。”
“Not seventeen dollars, Madam,” the girl says, “but seven.”
“不是十七美元,夫人,”女孩說道:“是七美元。”
“It is still too much,” replies the old lady, “If it is five dollars, I will buy it.”
“還是太貴了,”老太太回答道,“如果是五美元,我就買啦。”