English Original
Tom is a little boy of only seven years old. One day, he goes to the cinema for the first time. He buys a ticket and goes in. However, after just two or three minutes, he comes out, buys a second ticket, and goes in again. A few minutes later, he comes out once more to buy a third ticket. Shortly after that, he emerges yet again and asks for another ticket.
A girl at the ticket counter asks him, "Why are you buying so many tickets? How many friends are you meeting?"
"No," Tom replies, "I have no friends here. But a large woman always stops me at the door and cuts my ticket in half."
中文翻译
汤姆是个小男孩，只有七岁。一天，他第一次去电影院。他买了一张票走了进去。然而，仅仅过了两三分钟，他就出来了，买了第二张票，再次进去。几分钟后，他又出来买了第三张票。没过多久，他再次出现，又要买一张票。
售票处的一位女孩问他：“你为什么买这么多票？你要见几个朋友？”
“没有，”汤姆回答，“我在这里没有朋友。但是总有一个高大的女人在门口拦住我，把我的票剪成两半。”