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Economy Wasted
無謂的節(jié)約
An English tourist found himself in Norway with only enough in his pocket to pay his passage back. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily do without food. So he went on board the steamer and bought a ticket.
一個英國旅客在挪威時發(fā)現(xiàn)自己口袋里的錢僅夠回家的路費了。他清楚到英國只需兩天就夠了，于是就決定不吃飯，熬熬就過去了。隨后，他就上了輪船，買了一張票。
He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinner time came he refused the invitation to accompany a fellow traveller to the saloon, saying that he didn't feel well.
吃午飯的鈴聲響了，他堵住耳朵不聽。到晚飯時間，一個同船旅客請他一塊去餐廳，他又拒絕了，說是不舒服。
The next morning he didn't go to breakfast and at lunch time he again stayed in his cabin. At dinner time he was so hungry that he could not stand it any longer.
第二天早上，他也沒有去吃早飯，午飯時仍然呆在船艙內(nèi)。到了開晚飯的時候，他餓極了，再也無法忍受了。
"I'm going to eat," he said, "even if they throw me overboard afterwards."
“我要去吃飯，”他說，“哪怕吃完后他們把我扔下船。”
At dinner he ate everything the steward put in front of him and felt ready for the coming row.
晚飯時，他把侍者端來的飯吃了個精光，并準備迎接即將到來的爭吵。
"Bring me the bill," he said to the steward.
“結(jié)賬。”他對侍者說。
"The bill, sir?" said the man.
“結(jié)賬嗎，先生？”侍者問。
"Yes," answered the traveler.
“是的。”他說。
"There isn't any bill," was the answer, "on the ship meals are included in the passage money."
“不用付賬。”侍者說，“船上的伙食是包括在船費中的。”
