a little boy bustled into a grocery one day with a memorandum in his hand.
一天，一个小男孩匆匆忙忙地走进了一家杂货店，手里拿着一张清单。
"hello, mr. smith," he said. "i want thirteen pounds of coffee at 32 cents."
“史密斯先生，你好，”他说道，“三毛二分钱一磅的咖啡，请给我十三磅。”
"very good," said the grocer, and he noted down the sale.
“好的，”杂货店老板马上把这笔生意记了下来。
"anything else, charlie?"
“还要别的什么不，查理?”
"yes. twenty-seven pounds of sugar at 9 cents."
“要的。再要二十七磅糖，九分钱一磅的。”
"the loaf, eh? and what else?
“面包要不要?还要什么?”
"seven and a half pounds of bacon at 20 cents."
“七磅半咸肉，二毛钱一磅的。”
"that will be a good brand. go on."
“这肉是名牌子呢。还有呢
