在邮局

This was what happened to a Frenchman who lived in England

这是一个发生在居住英国的

and didn't know English very well.

而英语不太好的法国人身上的故事。

One day,he went into a post office with his letter.

一天他去邮局寄信

He bought a stamp and gave it together with his letter,

他买了一张邮票，将邮票和信一起

to the girl at the counter.

交给了柜台前的小姐。

"Oh,no."the girl said,"You must stick the stamp on yourself."

"哦，不，"小姐说，"你必须自己贴上邮票。"

The Frenchman was very surprised.He could not believe his ears.

这个法国人非常惊讶，他不相信自己的耳朵。

He said,"I want to post my letter,not myself.

他说:"我要寄的是信，而不是我自己。

Why must I stick the stamp on myself?"The girl smiled and answered,

为什么要在我自己身上贴上邮票？"

"I mean that you must stick the stamp on the envelope and must do it yourself

小姐笑着说:"我的意思是你必须自己把邮票贴在信封上。"