Say That Again

Sixty lemons

六十个柠檬

Yannis worked at the port of Piraeus for thirty-five years. He drove the big machines that moved boxes from the ships.

扬尼斯在比雷埃夫斯港工作了三十五年。他开大机器，把箱子从船上搬下来。

In June, he stopped work. He was sixty years old, and he was happy.

六月，他退休了。他六十岁，心里很高兴。

On his first Monday at home, he sat in the kitchen with a coffee. His wife, Eleni, read the news on her phone.

在家的第一个星期一，他坐在厨房里喝咖啡。他的妻子埃莱妮在手机上看新闻。

“The fish is cheap at the market today,” said Eleni. “Do you want to come?”

“今天市场里的鱼很便宜，”埃莱妮说，“你想一起去吗？”

“Yes, it’s a lovely day,” said Yannis. He drank his coffee.

“是的，今天天气很好，”扬尼斯说。他喝了一口咖啡。

“I didn’t ask about the day, Yannis. I asked about the market. The fish is cheap today.”

“扬尼斯，我问的不是天气。我问的是市场。今天鱼很便宜。”

“Oh. Then say it clearly, please.”

“哦。那你请说清楚一点。”

Eleni put down her phone. “I said it clearly, Yannis. You don’t listen.”

埃莱妮放下手机。“扬尼斯，我说得很清楚。是你没有听。”

“I always listen. You talk to your coffee.”

“我一直在听。你是在对着你的咖啡说话。”

They went to the market together. Eleni bought the fish. Then she asked him to get six lemons.

他们一起去了市场。埃莱妮买了鱼。然后她让他去买六个柠檬。

At the market, the lemon man asked Yannis a question. Yannis didn’t hear it, so he said, “Yes.” Then he came back with a big box. There were sixty lemons in it.

在市场里，卖柠檬的人问了扬尼斯一个问题。扬尼斯没有听清，所以他说了“好”。然后他搬着一个大箱子回来了。里面有六十个柠檬。

“Sixty lemons, Yannis? What are we going to do with sixty lemons?”

“六十个柠檬，扬尼斯？我们拿六十个柠檬做什么？”

“The man asked me something. I said yes.”

“那个人问了我一句话。我说了好。”