When my wife and I showed up at a very popular restaurant, it was crowded. My wife went up to the hostess and asked, “Will it be long?” The hostess, ignoring her, kept writing in her book. My wife again asked, “How much of a wait?” The woman looked up. “About ten minutes.” A short time later we heard an announcement over the loudspeaker: “Willette B. Long, your table is ready.”
我和太太進(jìn)到一家很受歡迎的餐館的時(shí)候,里面滿(mǎn)是人。我太太走到前面問(wèn)女招待“Will it be long(要等很久嗎)?”那個(gè)女招待沒(méi)有理她,低頭在她的本子上寫(xiě)。我太太又問(wèn):“要等多久?”女招待抬起頭來(lái)說(shuō):“大約十分鐘?!边^(guò)了一會(huì)兒,我們聽(tīng)見(jiàn)喇叭里叫喊:“Willette B. Long,你們的桌子好了?!?