英语小达人 191 The Lost Purse

 　　The Lost Purse

　　丢失的钱包

　　A lady lost her purse in the bustle¹ of Christmas shopping. It was found by an honest little boy and returned to her.

　　一位女士圣诞节购物时，混乱中丢了钱包。一个诚实的小男孩捡到了钱包并还给了她。

　　Looking in her purse, she commented, "Hmmm... That's a funny. When I lost my bag there was a $20 bill in it. Now there are twenty $1 bills."

　　女士打开钱包看了看，说：“嗯，真有趣。钱包丢的时候，里面有一张20美元的钞票，但现在变成了20张1美元的零钞。”

　　The boy quickly replied, "That's right, lady. The last time I found a lady's purse, she didn't have any change for a reward²."

　　小孩马上回答道：“没错，女士。上次我捡到了一位女士的钱包，可是她没有零钱酬谢我。”

1 bustle   

v.喧扰地忙乱，匆忙，奔忙；n.忙碌；喧闹

参考例句：

• The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
• There is a lot of hustle and bustle in the railway station.火车站里非常拥挤。

2 reward   

n.报酬，酬谢，赏金；vt.奖赏，酬谢，报应

参考例句：

• He will expect some reward after working so hard.他工作很努力，会得到报偿的。
• I didn't do it for reward;I did it for love.我做这件事不是为了报酬，而是出于爱好。