While working in the library at a university, I was often shocked by the excuses students would use to get out of paying their fees for overdue books. One evening a student returned two books that were way overdue. I tried to explain how much she owed, but she insisted she should be exempt. “You don't understand,” she blurted out. “I didn't even read them!”
我在一所大學(xué)的圖書館工作的時(shí)候,學(xué)生們?yōu)榱瞬唤贿^期罰款而采用的種種借口常常使我震驚。一天傍晚,一個(gè)學(xué)生來還兩本書,都過期很久了。我向她解釋她欠了多少錢。但是,她堅(jiān)持說她應(yīng)該免于罰款。她一著急說漏了嘴:“你不懂。這兩本書我根本都沒看?!?