Tom: I just bought a notebook at your bookstore. I
found you gave me the wrong change.
Storekeeper:Really? How much did I give you?
Tom: The notebook is thirty dollars. I paid you one
hundred dollars,but you returned me ninety dollars.
Storekeeper:How did you find it?
Tom:I've learned addition at school. After I walked
out, I counted the change one more time, and found
I got twenty more dollars.
Storekeeper:Thank you very much. You are such an
honest boy.
湯姆:我剛在你的書店買了一本筆記本。我發現你找錯零錢了。
老闆:真的嗎?我給了你多少錢?
湯姆:這本筆記本是三十元。我付給你一百元,但你卻找給我九十元。
老闆:你怎麼發現的?
湯姆:我在學校學過加法。在我走出去後,我又數了一遍 找的錢,發現我多了二十元。
老闆:真的很謝謝你。你真是一個誠實的孩子。
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