摘要
男孩眯着眼睛又问：“那一碟普通冰激凌多少钱呢？”服务员叹了口气，言语中透着恼火：“35美分。”男孩再一次开始数他的硬币。最后他说：“请给我来一个普通冰激凌。”他把1个25美分和2个5美分的硬币放在柜台上。服务员收了钱，给了男孩冰激凌就走开了。
Many years ago, a lO-year-old boy walked up to the counter of a soda shop and climbed onto a stool. He caught the eye of the waitress and asked, ＂How much is an ice cream sundae .9＂ ＂Fifty cents,＂ the waitress replied. The boy reached into his pocket, pulled out a handful of change, and began counting. The waitress frowned impatiently. After all, she had other customers to wait on. The boy squinted up at the waitress. ＂How much is a dish of plain ice cream？＂ he asked.
