A woman answered her front door and found two boys holding a list. "Lady," one of them explained, "we are on a treasure hunt, and we need three grains of wheat, a pork-chop bone and a piece of used carbon paper to earn a dollar. "
一個(gè)婦人打開(kāi)前門，看到兩個(gè)男孩手里拿著一張字條?！胺蛉?，”其中一個(gè)解釋道，“我們?cè)趯?。我們需要三顆麥粒、一塊豬排骨、一張用過(guò)的復(fù)寫(xiě)紙來(lái)掙一美元?！?/span>

"Wow," the woman replied, "who sent you on such a challenging hunt?"
“哦，”那位婦女回答道：“誰(shuí)讓你們作這樣富有挑戰(zhàn)性的搜尋的？”

"Our baby-sitter's boyfriend. "
“是我們保姆的男朋友?！?/span>

【注釋】

(1) pork-chop 豬肉排

(2) carbon paper復(fù)寫(xiě)紙