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 you find the cheese?”

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

【注释】

apologize/ə΄pɒlədʒaɪz/v.道歉；谢罪

unexpected/ˌʌnɪk΄spektɪd/adj.出乎意料的；始料不及的

rat-trap/΄rættr΄æp/n.捕鼠笼；捕鼠器；捕鼠夹

【译文】

只能为不速之客提供苹果派而没有奶酪了，女主人因此表示歉意。

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间，并把奶酪放在客人的盘子里。

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。你在哪里找到的奶酪？”

“在捕鼠夹上，先生。”小男孩回答道。