A patron in Montreal cafe turned on a tap in the washroom and got scalded. "This is an outrage，”he complained."The faucet¹ marked C gave me boiling water.”

蒙特利尔自助餐厅的一位顾客拧开盟洗室的龙头，结果被水烫伤了。“这太可恶了，”他抱怨道，“标着C的龙头流出的是开水。”

“But，Monsieur，C stands for chaude-French for hot. You should know that if you live in Montreal.”

“可是，先生，C代表chaude—法语里代表‘热’。如果您居住在蒙特利尔的话就得知道这一点。”

"Wait a minute，”roared the patron. "The other tap is also marked C.”

“等等，”那位顾客饱哮一声，“另外一个龙头同样标的是C。”

"Of course，”said the manager，“It stands for cold.After all，Montreal is a bilingual city.”

“当然，”经理说道:“它代表冷。毕竟，蒙特利尔是个双语城市。”