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[J-166] You Need Some Change 你需要一点零饯
A lady lost her purse in the mart. It was found by an honest boy and returned to her. Inspecting her purse and finding her ten-dollar bill missing, the lady looked at the boy and said, “But the bill, you know there was a ten-dollar bill in it.”
“I didn't steal it,” replied the boy quickly. “It was only changed into the ten one-dollar bills. Didn't you find them?”
“But why? Why did you take the trouble to change it?” The lady wondered. “Well, I think you need some change,” the boy assured the lady. “The last time I found a lady's bag, she had no change for a reward.”
[译注]
一位女士在市场丢掉钱包。钱包被某位诚实的男孩捡到而还给了她。检视钱包而发现十元钞票不见时，那女士看着男孩说：「可是那钞票，你晓得里头有一张十元的钞票。」
「我没偷。」男孩快速回说。「那只是被换成那十张一元的钞票。你没看到吗？」
「可是为什么？为什么你那么麻烦的去换它？」女士感到不解。
「呃，我想你需要一点零钱。」男孩跟女士确定地说。「上一次我捡到某女士的包包时，她没有小钱可以给个酬谢。」
注：mart (交易中心、市场)，change (n. 零钱、小钱；v. 换、改变)。
[复习填充]
A lady lost her purse in the m___. It was found by an h____ boy and returned to her. Inspecting her purse and finding her ten-dollar bill m____, the lady looked at the boy and said, “But the bill, you know there ___ a ten-dollar bill in it.”
“I didn't s____ it,” replied the boy quickly. “It was only changed into ___ ten one-dollar bills. Didn't you find them?”
“But why? Why did you take the t___ to change it?” The lady wondered.
“Well, I think you need ____ change,” the boy assured the lady. “The last time I found a lady's bag, she had no change for a r_____.”
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