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It is Monday. I'm waiting for a repairman at home.
今天是周一。我在家等候一位修理工。
My TV doesn't work. The repairman comes to my door.
我的电视出问题了。修理工来到了我的门外。
"Hello. My name is Larry," he says. "Are you Mr. E?"
他说道：“你好，我叫拉里。你是E先生吗？”
"Yes, I am. Can you fix my TV?" I ask.
“是的，我就是。你能修理我的电视机吗？”我问道。
"Yes! Where is the TV?" He asks.
“可以！电视在哪里？”他问道。
"Please come in. The TV is in the living room." I say.
我说：“请进。电视就在客厅里。”
He looks at the TV. He looks at things on the TV.
他看了看电视机。然后又看了看电视机上面的东西。
Then he asks me for some water.
然后他向我要了一些水。
I get some water and come back.
我倒了一些水，然后走了回来。
"Your TV is no good. And your DVD player isn't working, either," he says.
他说：“你的电视不能用了。并且你的DVD播放器也坏了。”
"Really?!" I ask.
“真的吗？”我问道。
"Yes. Let's put them outside," he says. "They're garbage now."
他说：“是的。我们把这些东西搬出去吧。它们现在是垃圾了。”
He carries the TV and DVD player outside.
他把电视机和DVD播放器拿了出去。
I pay him, and he leaves.
然后我给了他钱，他就离开了。
But something is wrong. How can the TV and DVD player be garbage?
但是不太对劲。电视机和DVD播放器怎么会是垃圾呢？
That night, I wait outside.
那天晚上，我就在房外等。
The garbage man always comes on Tuesday night -- never Monday night.
垃圾清理工总是在周二晚上来，从来不会是在周一晚上。
At 9 p.m., the repairman comes back. He picks up the TV.
晚上9点，那个修理工回来了。他搬起了电视机。
I stop him and say, "Are you the garbage man?"
我拦下了他，说道：“你是垃圾清理工吗？”
