I'M NOT HAVING IT ALL CUT OFF¹.

Miles² sometime³ went to the barber's during⁴ working hours to have his hair cut. But this was⁵ against⁶ the office rules: clerks⁷ had⁸ to have their hair cut in their own⁹ time. While¹⁰ Miles was at the barber's one day, the manager¹¹ of the office came¹² in by chance¹³ to have his own hair cut and sat¹⁴ just beside him.

"Hello, Miles," the manager said¹⁵. "I see that you are having your hair cut in office time."

"Yes, sir, I am," admitted¹⁶ Miles calmly¹⁷. "You see, sir, it grows in office time."

"Not all of it," said the manager at once. "Some of it grows in your own time."

"Yes, sir, that's quite true¹⁸." Answered Miles politely¹⁹, "but I'm not having it all cut off."

没把头发全剪掉啊！

麦尔斯有时在上班时间去理发馆理发，但这是违反办公室规定的：职员只能利用自己的时间理发。一天，正当麦尔斯理发时，经理碰巧也进来理发，而且就坐在他旁边。

"你好，麦尔斯，"经理说。"我看到你在上班时间理发了。"

"是的，先生。正是这样。"麦尔斯平静地承认了。"可先生，你看，头发是在上班时间长的。"

"不全都是吧，"经理立刻说，"有一些是在你自己的时间里长的。"

"对呀，先生，你说得很对。"麦尔斯礼貌地回答说，"但我并没有把头发全都剪掉啊。"