求妙语短篇B1第14篇Not Such a Simple Question原文

求妙语短篇B1第14篇Not Such a Simple Question原文

Not Such a Simple Question
　　Alan Chang 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 Alan.
　　Alan spoke to him again. "Excuse me, sir," he said, "but could you please tell me what time it is?"
　　This time the man looked at him, but he did not speak and looked quickly away.
　　Alan 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, 'That's all right.' 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?"
　　Alan 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.参考资料：网上教室

没有这样一个简单的问题
艾伦是一个英俊的有礼貌的年轻人。一天早晨，他在他预约的方式街上行走。他不想早或晚。他忘了把他的手表，于是他走到一个人在等出租车。“对不起，先生，”他说，很有礼貌，但你能告诉我时间吗？”的人，谁是非常考究，看上去很富有，什么也没说。他甚至都没有看艾伦。艾伦跟他讲话了。”对不起，先生，”他说，“你能告诉我现在是什么时间？”这一次的人看着他，但他没有说话，赶紧走。艾伦心想：嗯，他不是聋子。他一定是很不礼貌的。”你为什么不告诉我时间，先生？”他要求。他转向他说，“试着了解我。我站在这里等待出租车。你来给我，问我时间。如果我告诉你，你会感谢我的。我会说，“好的。”然后你可以说，“这是美好的一天，”我会回答“是的，我喜欢这些冬日阳光。”在我们知道发生什么事，我们有一个友好的谈话。你是一个愉快的，有礼貌的年轻人，所以当我的出租车来了，我载你一程你接受。我们的谈话。我喜欢你。你喜欢我。我邀请你来我家。你认识我的女儿。她是个非常漂亮的女孩。你是一个帅气的男人。你喜欢对方。很快你坠入爱河。你想结婚。现在你明白我的问题吗？”艾伦摇了摇头。”没有先生，对不起，我不行。你所说的一切在我看来非常自然。”“没错，”男人说，“我不想我的女儿嫁给一个男人谁是太穷买表。早上好，”说完这些话，他匆匆离开了。