A young man came home from work and found his bride upset. “I’m sorry,” she said.
一位年輕男子上班回家，發現他的新娘心煩意亂。“很抱歉！”她說。
“I was pressing your suit and I burned a big hole in the seat of your trousers.”
“剛才我在燙你的西裝，我在你褲子坐的位置上燒了一個大洞。”
“Forget it,” said her husband. “Remember that I’ve got an extra pair of pants for that suit.”
“算了吧！”她丈夫說。“記得我有另一件褲子，可以配那套西裝。”
“Yes,” said the woman, cheering up. “And it’s lucky you have. I used them patch the hole.”
“是的”這位婦人笑著說，“很幸運你有。我就用那件來補這個洞了。”
【單字註解】
1. patch: v. 修補
2. bride: n. 新娘
3. upset: adj. 心煩意亂的
4. press: v. 燙
5. suit: n. 西裝
6. trouser: n. 褲子
7. extra: adj. 額外的
8. pant: n. 褲子
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