a dumb boy 笨小孩

 a dumb boy 笨小孩
A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer ..., "This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you." The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, "Which do you want, son?" The boy takes the quarters and leaves. "What did I tell you?" said the barber. "That kid never learns!" Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store. "Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?" The boy licked his cone¹ and replied, "Because the day I take the dollar, the game's over!

一个小男孩走进一家理发店， 理发师低声对他的顾客说，“我再也没见过比这个小子更笨的小孩了， 你看着，我证明给你看。” 理发师拿出一张1美元的钞票放在一只手上，另一只手上则拿着两个25美分的硬币，把小孩叫跟前问，“你想要哪只手上的？” 男孩拿走了那两个25美分然后走了。 “瞧我刚才怎么跟你说的？” 理发师说，“那小子就不会学精点!” 过了一会，顾客离开了理发店，他发现刚才那个小男孩从一间雪糕店走出来。 “嘿，小家伙! 我可以问你个问题吗？ 你为什么不拿那一美元，而拿那两个25 美分呢？” 小男孩舔了一口手上的雪糕回答说，“我要是拿了那一美元的钞票，以后那剪头的再也不会给我钱了!”

1 cone   

n.圆锥体，圆锥形东西，球果

参考例句：

• Saw-dust piled up in a great cone.锯屑堆积如山。
• The police have sectioned off part of the road with traffic cone.警察用锥形路标把部分路面分隔开来。