阅读理解
John was well known in
his village as a mean(吝啬) man. One day,
he said to a poor hungry boy, "I will give you three meals and twenty-five
pence if you are willing to do a day's work for me." The boy agreed. But
in fact, he was more interested in the meals than the money.
"You can have
breakfast," said John, "and then you can start work." After John
gave the boy a very small breakfast, he said, "Now you can have your
lunch. This will save us a lot of time." The boy agreed and had a poor
lunch. Then John said, "What about having dinner now?"
When the boy finished
his dinner, John looked very pleased and said, "Now you can do a long day's
work." "Sorry," said the boy as he stood up to leave John's
house, "I never work after dinner."
