There was a university boy who left home and moved into the dorm.After a few weeks his parents phoned to find out how he was. "What are your roommates like?”his mother asked.

一个男大学生离开家庭，搬进了集体学生宿舍。几个星期后，他的父母打电话，问他生活得怎么样。“你的室友怎么样?”他母亲问道。

"They are a bit strange，actually，”he told his mum，"On one side there is a man who keeps banging his head against the wall，and on the other side there is another man who just cries and moans.”

“说实话，他们都有点奇怪，”他告诉母亲，“这边住着一个男生，总是用头撞墙;那边住着另外一个男生，成天不是哭喊就是哀叹。”

"I would keep to myself if I were you，"advised his mother.

“如果我是你，我就不同他们来往。”他母亲建议道。

"Oh，I do，”the son replied.“I just stay in my room all day and play my bagpipes¹.”

“噢，我就是这样做的，”儿子回答道，“我整天都待在自己的房间里吹风笆。”