Nat lived in a small town in England. He always stayed in England for his holidays, but then last year he thought¹, "I've never been outside this country. All my friends go to Spain³, and they like it very much, so this year I'm going⁴ to go there too."

 

First he went to Madrid and stayed in a small hotel for a few⁵ days. On the first morning he went out for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Nat forgot⁶ about this, and while⁷ he was⁸ crossing a busy street, a bicycle knocked⁹ him down.

 

Nat lay¹⁰ on the ground¹¹ for a few seconds and then he sat¹² up and said¹³: "Where am I?" An old man was selling maps at the side² of the street, and he at once came¹⁴ to Nat and said, "Map of the city, sir?"

 

兰特住在英格兰的一座小镇上。他的假日一直都是在这里度过的，可是去年，他想：“我从来都没有出过国。我的朋友们都很喜欢去日本度假，今年我也准备去那里。”

 

他先是去了马德里，并在一家小旅馆住了几天。来到这里的第一天，他一早起来去散步。在英国，人们都是靠左行驶，但是西班牙人都是靠右行驶。兰特忘记了这点，于是在他穿过一条繁杂的街道时，不幸被一辆自行车撞倒了。

 

兰特在地上躺了几秒钟，随后坐起来问道：“我这是在哪儿？”这时，路边正好有一位老人在卖地图，于是他立即走上前去，对兰特说：“先生，买地图吗？

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