A young girl was¹ asked by her mother, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" The girl replied², "I want to be an old maid³."

 

Her mother was surprised⁴ to hear that, and said⁵, "Oh,dear, why?" The girl said, "I don't think I would⁶ like to kiss⁷ a man so many times and to tell him he handsome⁸ every time.  I will get bored⁹. I like to go shopping, so I'd rather¹⁰ earn¹¹ money to buy things for myself¹²."

 

一个少女的母亲问她：“你长大后想干什么呀？”少女说：“我想做个老姑娘。”

 

她的母亲听到这话感到非常惊讶。她说：“啊，亲爱的，这是为什么呀？”少女说：“我觉得我不会老是要去亲一个男人，而且每次还要说他很帅。我会感到厌倦的。我喜欢逛商店，所以我宁愿去赚钱给自己买东西。”

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