A dog owner claimed that his pet, when given money, would go to the news stall to buy a paper. his friend insisted on a demonstration¹ and handed the dog some money - the dog trotted² off, but an hour later he had still not returned with the paper.

一位养狗人宣称：要是给了爱犬钱，它便会到卖报亭买份报纸来。他的朋友坚持要来个演示，并给了狗一些钱。狗一溜小跑着去了。但一个小时过去了，仍不见它带报纸回来。

"how much did you give him?" asked the owner.

一位养狗人宣称：要是给了爱犬钱，它便会到卖报亭买份报纸来。他的朋友坚持要来个演示，并给了狗一些钱。狗一溜小跑着去了。但一个小时过去了，仍不见它带报纸回来。

"five dollars.

“五元。”

"well, that explains it. when you give him five dollars, he goes to a movie.

"这就是了。你给它五元钱时，它就去看电影。