English Original
To ease the rush hour, our small grocery store has a rule for children returning soft-drink bottles:
NO BOTTLES ACCEPTED AFTER FIVE O'CLOCK
One day, near closing time at 6:30, four young children arrived with bottles. Wanting to put a stop to this habit, I sternly asked each child if he was aware of the rule. Three shook their heads, but the youngest said he knew.
"Why then," I asked, "have you brought me these bottles?"
"I can't tell time yet," he said.
中文翻译
为了缓解高峰时段的拥挤，我们的小杂货店为孩子们退还饮料瓶制定了一条规则：
五点钟以后不收瓶子
一天，临近六点半关门时，四个小孩拿着瓶子来了。为了制止他们这个习惯，我严肃地问每个孩子是否知道这条规定。其中三个孩子摇头表示不知道，但最小的那个说他清楚。
“那你为什么还这个时间拿瓶子来？”我问道。
“我还不会看时间呢。”他说。