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布莱克先生每星期五的晚上给她妻子钱，可她总是在下个星期三之前就把钱花光了。所以在后三天里她手里便不名一文了。 每星期二的晚上，布莱克先生问她：“你花那些钱买什么东西啦?”她老是回答：“我不知道。” 又一个星期五的晚上，布莱克先生回家后将一个本子、一支笔和要给的钱一起交给了妻子，并说道：“你听着,我给你钱时，记在这页上，在背靣那页上记下这些钱都到哪儿去了。" 接下来那个星期二的晚上，布莱克先生回到家里，妻子把本子拿给他看。她高兴地说：‘‘我按你说的去做了。”她写着：“6月29日，星期五，约翰给了我18英镑。”背面那一页写着：“7月2日，星期二,我全花光了。” Spend All Mr. Black gave his wife money every Friday evening, but she always spent it before the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had none. Every Tuesday evening Mr. Black asked her, “But what did you spend all that money on?” and she always answered, “I don’t know.” One Friday Mr.巳lack brought home an exercise book and pencil and gave them to his wife with her money. “Now look!” he said to her, “When you get money from me, write it down on this page, and on the opposite page write down what happens to the money.” When Mr.巳lack came home the next Tuesday, his wife came to him and showed him the book, “j have done what you told me,” she said happily. On one page she had written, “Friday, 29th June, I got £18 from John," and on the opposite page, “Tuesday, 2nd July. I have spent it all. ” |
