A Chinese girl is traveling in London, England. It’s 12 o’clock now. She is very hungry. She goes to a restaurant for lunch. She wants to have a piece of bread, a glass of milk and two eggs. But she can’t speak English very much. And she forgets the English word “egg”. Look! Here comes the waitress.
Waitress: Hello, what can I do for you?
W: I’d like a piece of bread, a glass of milk and, and ……
(Suddenly she finds a magazine on the table nearby. On the cover, there is a picture of a cock. She takes the magazine before the waitress.)
W: Excuse me, what’s this in English? (She is pointing to the cock)
Waitress: A cock.
W: What do you call a cock’s wife?
Waitress: A hen.
W: And what do you call a hen’s children?
Waitress: Chickens.
W: what do you call chickens before they’re hatched?
Waitress: Eggs.
W: Well, well. That’s great. A piece of bread, a glass of milk and two eggs, please.
Waitress: Ok, just wait a minute.
W: Thank you very much.
Waitress: You’re welcome.
中文翻译
一个中国小女孩在伦敦
一个中国小女孩正在英国伦敦旅行。现在，中午12点了，她非常饿。她来到一个饭馆，想吃一片面包、一杯牛奶和两个鸡蛋。可是她的英语不是很好，她又忘记了“鸡蛋”这个英语单词。看！女服务员来啦！
女服务员：你好，请问要吃点什么？
小女孩：我想来一片面包，一杯牛奶和，和……
（忽然，她看见餐桌上有一本杂志，封面上有一幅公鸡的图案，她把杂志拿到女服务员面前。）
小女孩：打扰一下，请问这个用英语怎么读？
女服务员：公鸡。
小女孩：你怎么称呼公鸡的妻子？
女服务员：母鸡。
小女孩：那母鸡的孩子呢？
女服务员：小鸡。
小女孩：小鸡出生以前呢？
女服务员：鸡蛋。
小女孩：对，对，非常好。我想要一片面包，一杯牛奶和两个鸡蛋。（带着满足的神情）
女服务员：好的，请稍等一下。
小女孩：谢谢。
女服务员：不用谢， 这是我应该做的。