原文
Who is Percy Buttons?
I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street.
Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door.
He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.
In return for this,
the beggar stood on his head and sang songs.
I gave him a meal.
He ate the food and drank the beer.
Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away.
Later a neighbour told me about him.
Everybody knows him.
His name is Percy Buttons.
He calls at every house in the street once a month
and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.
译文
珀西·巴顿斯(Percy Buttons)是谁?
我刚刚搬到了 Bridge Street 上的一栋房子里。
昨天,一个乞丐敲了我的门。
他向我要了一顿饭和一杯啤酒。
作为对此的回报,
那个乞丐倒立着,同时还在唱歌。
我给他准备了一顿饭。
他吃了食物,喝了啤酒。
然后他把一块奶酪放进口袋里,就离开了。
后来,一位邻居跟我讲起了他的情况。
每个人都知道他。
他的名字叫珀西·巴顿斯(Percy Buttons)。
他每个月都会挨家挨户地拜访这条街上的每一户人家。
并且总是要求吃一顿饭和喝一杯啤酒。