One day, a?father?and his little?son?were going home. At this age, the boy was?interested?in all?kinds?of things and was always asking?questions.
一天，父親與小兒子一塊兒回家。這個孩子正處于那種對什么事都很感興趣的年齡，老是有提不完的問題。

Now, he asked, "What's the?meaning?of the?word?'Drunk', dad?"
他向父親發(fā)問道：“爸爸，‘醉’字是什么意思？”

"Well, my son," his father?replied, "look, there are?standing?two?policemen. If I?regard?the two policemen as four then I am drunk."
“唔，孩子，”父親回答說，“你瞧那兒站著兩個警察。如果我把他們看成了四個，那么我就算醉了。”
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"But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONE policeman!"
“可是，爸爸，”孩子說，“那兒只有一個警察呀！”
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