A personal question

一个私人问题

At the cashier one busy day the line grew quite long. There was much grumbling¹ among those waiting,but one man made light of the situation. He approached a woman who was obviously' very pregnant and tapped her on the shoulder. "Would you mind my asking a personal question?he said. 'Were you pregnant when you got in this line?_

在一个繁忙的日子，收银员那里排了很长的队。排队等待的人开始发牢骚，只有一名男子显得比较轻松。他走到一个显然已经怀 孕很久的女人背后，拍拍她的肩膀说："我能不能问你一个私人问题，在你开始排队的时候有没有怀孕?"