61 Once a Year!一年一次!

Tom finished school when he was eighteen years old.汤姆完成了学校当他十八岁。

He wanted to work at a bank in the city.他想在一家银行工作在这个城市。

He went to the bank and asked for work there. 他去银行,要求在那里工作。

A man took him into a small room 一个人把他带到一个小房间

and gave him questions on a piece of paper.和给他的问题在一张纸上。

Tom wrote the answers on the paper in a hurry. 汤姆写在纸上的答案匆忙。

The man looked for a few minutes. 那个人看了几分钟。

and then said, "Was your birthday on the 12th of December, Tom?"然后说,“你的生日是12月12日,汤姆?”

"Yes, sir. " Tom said.“是的,先生。”汤姆说。

"What year?" the man asked.“什么年?”那人问。

"Oh, once a year, sir," Tom said.“哦,一年一次,先生,”汤姆说。

WORD BANK

bank n.银行;(河)岸

birthday n.生日

December n.十=月