A:Come back. You haven't paid yet.
请回来。你还没有付钱呢?
B:May, just let him go.
阿美,让他走吧。
A:But he took some newspaper away without paying.
但是他没有付钱就把报纸拿走了。
B:I know.
我知道。
A:Why? You make me confused.
为什么?你把我弄糊涂了。
B:He lives nearby and he would just glance at the newspaper headlines, read the political sections and return them later.
他住在附近,他只是浏览一下报纸的大标题,等一下就会把报纸还回来的。
A:Why does he have such a privilege?
为什么他有这种特权呢?
B:He used to be a hero during the war time and everyone respect him.
战争时期他曾经是个英雄,这里的人都尊敬他。
A:I see. Does he live by himself?
知道了,他一个人住吗?
B:Yes, he has no children and his wife passed away when he was in the battle.
是的,他没有孩子,他的妻子也在战争时期去世了。
A:He must be lonely?
他一定很孤独了?
B:I bet. But he is always busy telling the children stories.
我猜是的。但是他总是忙着给孩子们讲故事。
A:How respectable!
真是可敬!
注释:
nearby adj. 附近的
glance vi. 瞥见
headline n. 大标题
political adj. 政治的
privilege n. 特权
pass away 去世
respectable adj. 值得尊敬的