Paul is always late for school.
It is ten past eight in the morning. The students are having English lesson in the classroom. Paul opens the door and comes in.
“Paul, why are you late for school every morning?” his teacher asks. “When do you leave home?”
“I leave home at a quarter to eight,” Paul answers.
“Is your home far from our school?” his teacher asks.
“No, about ten minutes’ walk.”
“Then why are you late?”
“Every day on my way to school I see a sign. It says: School! Go slowly!”
譯文：
保爾上學經常遲到。
早上八點十分，同學們正在教室裏上英語課，保爾推門進來。
“保爾，為什麽妳每天早上上學都要遲到呢？”老師問道，“妳是什麽時候離開家的？”
“我是七點三刻出門的。”保爾答道。
“妳家離學校很遠嗎？”老師又問。
“不遠，步行十分鐘”
“那妳怎麽會遲到呢？”
“每天我在上學的路上總看到壹個標記，上面寫到：學校！慢行！”