English Original
An old man operated a pretzel stand on a street corner, selling each pretzel for a quarter. Every day at lunchtime, a young lawyer would pass by, leave twenty-five cents, but never take a pretzel. This routine continued for years, and throughout that time, they never exchanged a word.
One day, as the lawyer left his quarter as usual, the old man finally spoke to him. "Sir, I appreciate your business, and you've been an excellent customer," he said. "But I must inform you that the price of a pretzel has increased to thirty-five cents."
中文翻译
一位老人在街角经营着一个椒盐卷饼摊，每个卷饼售价25美分。每天午餐时间，一位年轻的律师都会路过，留下25美分，但从不拿走卷饼。这个惯例持续了数年，在此期间，他们从未说过一句话。
一天，当律师像往常一样留下他的25美分时，老人终于开口对他说：“先生，我很感谢您的光顾，您一直是一位出色的顾客，”他说。“但我必须通知您，椒盐卷饼的价格已经涨到35美分了。”