“Why are you late?” the teacher asked John.
“Well, there was a man who had lost a dollar bill.”
“And you were helping him to look for it?”
“No, I was standing on it.”
“왜 이렇게 늦었지?” 선생이 존에게 물었다.
“저, 어떤 사람이 1달러짜리 지폐를 잃어버렸거든요.”
“그래서 네가 그걸 찾는 것을 도와줬구나?”
“아뇨, 제가 그 돈을 밟고 서 있었거든요.”
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