你爸爸是做什么的？
 
A grade school teacher was asking students what their parents did for a living. "Tim, you be first," she said. "What does your mother do all day?"
一位年级老师问学生们的父母是做什么的，
 
“蒂姆，你先说”，老师说到，“你妈妈每天都做些什么呢?”
 
Tim stood up and proudly said, "She's a doctor."
 
蒂姆站起来，骄傲的回答道，“她是一名医生。”
 
"That's wonderful. How about you, Amie?"
 
“太棒了!那么，你呢，艾米?”
 
Amie shyly stood up, scuffed1 her feet and said, "My father is a mailman."
 
艾米害羞地站起来，一边磨脚一边说到，“我爸爸是个邮递员。”
 
"Thank you, Amie," said the teacher. "What about your father, Billy?"
 
“谢谢你，艾米”，老师说到，“比利，你的爸爸是做什么的呢。”
 
Billy proudly stood up and announced, "My daddy murders people, steals from them, and drinks."
 
比利自豪地站起来，大声回答：“我爸爸杀人，抢劫，还酗酒。”
 
The teacher was aghast and promptly2 changed the subject to geography. Later that day she went to Billy's house and rang the bell. Billy's father answered the door. The teacher explained what his son had said and asked if there might be some logical explanation.
 
老师惊慌失色，随即把话题转换到地理上。那天晚上，老师来到比利家，摁响了门铃。比利爸爸开的门。老师陈述了他儿子说过的话，并且问到是否有个合理的解释。
 
Billy's father said, "I'm actually an attorney. But how can I explain a thing like that to a seven-year-old?
 
比利爸爸说，“我确实是名律师，但是我该怎么向一个7岁的小孩解释法律案件呢”