Mr.Brown lives in a small town, but then he gets a job in a big city and moves there with his wife¹ and his two children. On the first Sunday in their new home, Brown takes his new car out of the garage² and washes it. A neighbor³ comes by. When he sees Brown's new car, the neighbor stops and looks at it for a minute. Then Brown turns and sees him.

 

The neighbor says, "That's a nice car. Is it yours?" "Sometimes." Brown answers.

 

The neighbor is surprised⁴. "Sometimes?" he says. "What do you mean?"

 

"Well," answers Brown slowly⁵, "When there is a party in the town, it belongs⁶ to my daughter, Jane. When there is a football game somewhere⁷, it belongs to my son, Joe. When I've washes it, and it is really nice and clean, then it belongs to my wife. And when it needs gas⁸, it's mine."

 

布朗先生居住在一个小城镇里，但后来在城里找到了工作并和他的妻子，两个孩子搬到了城里。在他搬到新家的第一个星期天，布朗先生把他的小汽车从车库里开出来进行冲洗。一位邻居经过。当他看见布朗先生洗车是，这位邻居停下来看了一会儿。接着布朗先生转过身看见了他。

 

邻居说：“这辆车真漂亮，是你的吗？”“有时候是。”布朗先生回答。

 

这位邻居很吃惊。“有时？”他说：“什么意思？”

 

“哦，”布朗先生慢慢地说：”当城镇有聚会时，它属于我的女儿——简。当哪里有足球赛是，就属于我的儿子——乔。当我洗刷好湖，车看起来确实干净漂亮，它就属于我妻子。当需要汽油时，它这时就属于我了。“

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