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问题question[英]['kwestʃən] [美][ˈkwɛstʃən] 中英文小故事：不是个简单的问题 汤姆是个彬彬有礼的帅小伙儿，一天早晨，他沿街走着，去赶一个约会。他不想早到，也不想迟到。他忘了戴表，就向一个正在等出租车的人走去。 “先生，打扰一下。”他非常有礼貌地问道：“请问现在几点了?” 这位穿着考究的男士看起来很有钱，他一句话也不说，甚至都不看汤姆一眼。 汤姆又问了他一遍：“打扰一下，先生，请问现在几点了？” 这次男士看了看汤姆，但还是什么都没说，又迅速将目光移开了。 汤姆暗想：他又不是个聋子，他肯定是个没教养的人。 “为什么您不告诉我时间呢，先生？”汤姆问。 男士转向汤姆，说：“你要理解我。我在这里等出租车。你过来问我时间。如果我告诉你，你就会感谢我。我会说‘不用客气。’然后你可能会说‘今天天真好。’我就会回答‘是啊，我喜欢这样阳光明媚的冬日。’不知不觉我们就会友好地交谈起来。你是个招人喜欢、有礼貌的小伙子，等出租来了，我就会捎你一程。你上车了，我们就继续聊天。我喜欢你，你也喜欢我。我请你来我家，你会看到我的女儿。她是个非常漂亮的姑娘，你又是个帅气的小伙子，于是你们就会对彼此心生好感，很快就坠入爱河。你们会结婚的。现在你明白我的难处了吧？” 汤姆摇了摇头。“不，先生，我不明白。你所说的好像都很自然。” “确实如此。”男士说，“我可不想让我的女儿嫁给一个连表都买不起的穷小子！再见。” 说完这些话，他就匆匆离开了。 Not Such a Simple Question Tom was a handsome young man with good manners. One morning he was walking along a street on his way to an appointment. He did not want to be early or late. He had forgotten to put on his watch so he went up to a man who was waiting for a taxi. “Excuse me, sir,” he said，very politely，“but could you tell me the time?” The man，who was very well-dressed and looked quite rich，said nothing. He did not even look at Tom. “Excuse me, Sir. What time is it?” Tom asked him again. This time the man looked at Tom，but still said nothing. He quickly looked somewhere else. Tom thought to himself: Well，he’s not deaf. He must be just rude. “Why won t you tell me the time, sir?” he demanded. The man turned towards Him and said, “Try to understand me. I am standing here waiting for a taxi. You come up to me and ask me for the time. If I tell it to you, you will thank me. I will say, ‘ 丁hat’s all right. 9 You may then say, ‘It’s a beautiful day” to which I may reply ‘Yes, I like these sunny winter days. ’ Before we know what is happening we have a friendly conversation. You are a pleasant，polite young man and so when my taxi comes，I offer you a ride. You accept. We talk. I like you. You like me. I invite you to my home. You meet my daughter. She is a very pretty girl. You are a good-looking man. You like each other. Soon you fall in love. You want to marry. Now do you understand my problem?” Tom shook his head. “No sir，I m sorry，I don’t. Everything you have said seems very natural to me. ” “Exactly,” the man said，“and I do not want my daughter to marry a man who is too poor to buy a watch. Good morning to you. ’， And with these words he hurried away. 中英文例句 1. But big question marks remain. 不过大疑问仍然存在。 2. Two kinds of question arise. 现在出现了两个疑问。 3. Some economists question that claim. 一些经济学家对此持怀疑态度。 4. What was there to question? 这还有什么可怀疑的？ 5. The dispute raises an intriguing question. 争议引发了令人好奇的疑问。 |
