080 Hospitality 好客

外国人讲：

The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese.The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest’s plate.The visitor smiled，put the cheese into his mouth and then said，“You must have better eyes than your mother，sonny.Where did youfind the cheese？”

“In the rat-trap，sir.”replied the boy.

1hostess[＇həʊstəs]n.女主人

2apologize[ə＇pɒlədʒaΙz]v.道歉

3quietly[＇kwaΙətlΙ]adv.安静地

4cheese[t∫iːz]n.奶酪

中国人讲：

由于给突然造访的客人吃的苹果馅饼里没有奶酪，女主人于是向他表示歉意。这家的小男孩悄悄地离开了屋子。过了一会儿，他拿着一片奶酪回到房里，把奶酪放在了客人的盘子里。客人微笑着把奶酪放进嘴里说：“孩子，你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好。你在哪里找到了奶酪？”

“在捕鼠夹上，先生。”那小男孩说。