Mother: Well, son, what’s your place on the school-list this month?
母亲:好吧,儿子,我问你,这个月你的学习成绩在班上是第几名?
Son: I am twenty-sixth.
儿子:第26 名。
Mother: How many boys are there in your class?
母亲:你们班有多少学生?
Son: There are twenty-six.
儿子:26 名。
A month passed.
转眼过了一个月。
Mother: Well, son, what’s your place on the list now?
母亲:好吧,儿子,现在你在班上是第几名?
Son: Twenty-seventh.
儿子:第27 名。
Mother: How can that be? If I remember correctly, there are only twenty-six in your class.
母亲:这怎么可能?如果我没记错的话,你们班上只有26 名学生。
Son: Oh, no, we have a new boy now.
儿子:噢,不对,最近我们班又来了个新同学。