张雅丽

[英语原文]

One day， a father and his little son were going home. At this age， the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now， he asked， “Whats the meaning of the word ‘Drunk， dad？”

“Well， my son，” his father replied，“look， there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk.”

“But， dad，” the boy said， “theres only one policeman！”

[汉语翻译]

一天，父亲与小儿子一道回家。这个孩子正处于对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄，老是有提不完的问题。他向父亲发问道：“爸爸，‘醉字是什么意思？”

“孩子，”父亲回答说，“你瞧，那儿站着两个警察。如果我把他们看成了四个，那么我就算醉了。”

“可是，爸爸，”孩子说，“那儿只有一个警察呀！”

[口诵心惟]

“醉”是什么意思？文中的“父親”给儿子的解释是“你瞧，那儿站着两个警察。如果我把他们看成了四个，那么我就算醉了”。

读完文章后，爱动脑筋的你，能告诉我，“父亲”到底醉了没有呢？（龙 龙）endprint