A man awoke at 5 a. m. to see his wife taking money from his wallet on the dresser.
一个人清晨5 点醒来,看到妻子正从他的钱夹里拿钱。
“Why do you need money at this ridiculous hour?” he demanded.
“你为什么会在这个荒唐的时刻需要钱呢?”他厉声问道。
“The paper boy is downstairs to collect for last month,” she replied wearily.
“报童在楼下收上个月的费用。”她疲倦地说。
“Now?” he complained. “Is he nuts?”
“现在收?”他抱怨说,“他疯了吗?”
“All I know,” said his wife, “is that he said when he collects like this, just about everybody’s home.”
“我所知道的是,”他的妻子说,“他说他这个时候收钱,每个人都在家里。”