禮貌(Politeness)
During the English lesson a teacher asked her class if the
sentence " The horse and the cow is in the field " was correct .
Most of the children thought it all right as it stood , but one
little boy found fault with it .
" Now , children ," said the teacher , " listen to Tommy . Why is it wrong, Tommy , to say : the horse and the cow is in the
field ?"
" Please , teacher , " replied Tommy , " the lady should be mentioned first ."
禮貌
上英語課時，老師問班上的學生“ The horse and the cow is in the field .”這個句子是否正確。大多數孩子們認爲像這樣的.句子是對的，但是有個小男孩挑出了句子的毛病。
“好了，孩子們，” 老師說，“注意聽湯米的發言。湯米，爲什麼說The horse and the cow is in the field .是錯誤的呢？”
“老師，請聽我說，”湯米回答，“女性應該居先。”
