May:
Come back. You haven’t paid yet.
请回来。你还没有付钱呢?
Boss:
May, just let him go.
阿美,让他走吧。
May:
But he took some newspaper away without paying.
但是他没有付钱就把报纸拿走了。
Boss:
I know.
我知道。
May:
Why? You make me confused.
为什么?你把我弄糊涂了。
Boss:
He lives nearby and he would just glance at the newspaper headlines, read the political sections and return them later.
他住在附近,他只是浏览一下报纸的大标题,等一下就会把报纸还回来的。
May:
Why does he have such a privilege?
为什么他有这种特权呢?
Boss:
He used to be a hero during the war time and everyone respect him.
战争时期他曾经是个英雄,这里的人都尊敬他。
May:
I see. Does he live by himself?
知道了,他一个人住吗?
Boss:
Yes, he has no children and his wife passed away when he was in the battle.
是的,他没有孩子,他的妻子也在战争时期去世了。
May:
He must be lonely?
他一定很孤独了?
Boss:
I bet. But he is always busy telling the children stories.
我猜是的。但是他总是忙着给孩子们讲故事。
May:
How respectable!
真是可敬!