May: But he took some newspaper away without paying.
Boss: I know.
May: Why? You make me confused.
Boss: He lives nearby and he would just glance at the newspaper headlines, read the political sections and return them later.
May: Why does he have such a privilege?
Boss: He used to be a hero during the war time and everyone respect him.
May: I see. Does he live by himself?
Boss: Yes, he has no children and his wife passed away when he was in the battle.
May: He must be lonely?
Boss: I bet. But he is always busy telling the children stories.
May: How respectable!
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阿美:请回来。你还没有付钱呢?
老板:阿美,让他走吧。
阿美:但是他没有付钱就把报纸拿走了。
老板:我知道。
阿美:为什么?你把我弄糊涂了。
老板: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。
阿美:为什么他有这种特权呢?
老板:战争时期他曾经是个英雄,这里的人都尊敬他。
阿美:知道了,他一个人住吗?
老板:是的,他没有孩子,他的妻子也在战争时期去世了。
阿美:他一定很孤独了?
老板:我猜是的。但是他总是忙着给孩子们讲故事。
阿美:真是可敬!
经典背诵 Recitation
Boss: I run a newsstand. I find that people love reading newspapers in different ways. Some of them never read the whole thing but just glance at the headlines to get the main information. Others do the opposite. Anyhow I don't really care about how people read their newspapers but I do want to know what their favorite newspapers are?