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He was holding an open savings-account book and wearing an expression of open dismay. "But I don't understand," he was saying to the officer. "I opened the account myself, so why can't I withdraw any money?"
他拿着一张翻开的储蓄存折，神情沮丧失望。“但是我不明白，”他对那位职员说道， “我自己开的户，可为什么我不能取钱呢？ ”
"I've already explained to you," the officer told him, "that a fourteen-year-old is not allowed to withdraw money without a letter from his parents."
“我已经向你解释过了，”那位职员对他说，"没有父母写的信函，一个14岁的孩子是不允许取钱的。”
"But that doesn't seem fair," the boy said, his voice breaking. "It's my money. I put it in. It's my account."
“但那听起来不公平，”那个男孩都语不成声了，“那是我的钱，是我存的，是我的账户。”
"I know it is," the officer said, "but those are the rules. Now if you'll excuse me."
“我知道，"那个职员说，"但那是银行的规定，请原谅。”
He turned to me with a smile. "May I help you, sir?"
他转向我，面带微笑地说：“先生,我能为您做点什么？ "
I didn't think twice. "I was going to open a new account," I said, "but after seeing what's going on here, I think I've changed my mind."
我没多想。“我原来准备开个新账户，”我说，"但是看到了刚才发生的事,我想我已经改变主意了。”
"Excuse me?" he said.
“我不明白，请原谅。"他说。
"Look," I said. "If I understand what's going on here correctly, what you're saying is that this boy is old enough to deposit his money in your bank but he's not old enough to withdraw it. And since there doesn't seem to be any question as to whether it's his money or his account, the bank's so-called policy is clearly ridiculous."
“哦，”我说，“如果我对刚刚发生的事理解正确的话，那么你是在说，按照这个男孩的年龄,他可以在你们银行存钱但不能取钱。既然是他的钱而且账户好像也没有任何问题，那么你们银行的所谓规定显然是荒唐可笑的。”
