John lived with his mother in a rather big house, and when she died, the house became too big for him so he bought a smaller one in the next street. There was a very nice old clock in his first house, and when the men came to take his furniture to the new house, John thought, “I’m not going to let them carry my beautiful old clock in their truck. Perhaps they’ll break it, and then mending it will be very expensive.” So he picked it up and began to carry it down the road in his arms.
约翰跟他的妈妈住在一个相当大的房子里，她死后，房子对他来说太大了，于是他在邻街买了一座小点的房子。他的第一座房子里有一个非常好的古钟，来人把他的家具搬到新房子时，约翰心想：“我不让他们用卡车搬我这漂亮的古钟。也许他们会把它弄坏的，修理它会花很多钱。”于是他把它搬起来，抱着它沿着道路往前走。
It was heavy, so he stopped two or three times to have a rest.
钟表很重，于是他停下来休息了两三次。
Then suddenly a small boy came along the road. He stopped and looked at John for a few seconds. Then he said to John, “You’re a stupid man, aren’t you? Why don’t buy a watch like everybody else?”
这时一个小男孩突然沿路走过来。他停下来看了约翰几秒钟。然后他对约翰说：“你是个愚蠢的人，对吧？你为什么不跟其他每个人一样买块手表呢？”
