One day, a father and his son were going¹ home. The boy was interested² in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning³ of the word 'Drunk⁴', dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied⁵, "look, there are two policemen. If I regard⁶ the two policemen as four then I am drunk.""But, dad," the boy said⁷, " there's only ONE policeman!"

一天，父亲与儿子一道回家。这个孩子对什么事都很感兴趣，老是有提不完的问题。他向父亲发问道：“爸爸，‘醉’字是什么意思？” “唔，孩子，”父亲回答说，“你瞧那儿站着两个警察。如果我把他们看成了四个，那么我就算醉了。” “可是，爸爸， ”孩子说，“那儿只有一个警察呀！”