Being rather bald，I have long been used to comforting myself on a visit to the hairdresser¹ with the opening gambit，“Grass doesn’t grow on a busy street.”

However，I was not prepared for the response of one barber，“We always say there’s no sense in putting a roof on an empty barn².”

每次去美发中心的时候，我总是以一句自我安慰的话，来提及我那近乎秃顶的脑袋，“繁华的马路不会长草。”

没想到，有位理发师这样应了我一句：“我们是认为，荒芜的土地就不需要有屋顶。”