We're in the Same Boat

同病相怜

The young man was terribly self-conscious becausehe had a wooden eye.

一位年轻人因为他有只木制的眼睛而感到非常自卑。

His friends would often invite him to dance parties,

他的朋友常会邀请他参加舞会，

but he could never work up the courage to ask a girl to dance.

但他从没能鼓起勇气邀请女孩子跳舞。

But then, one evening, he spotted a girl With a wooden leg sitting sadly by herself.

有一晚，他却不经意看见一位装了一只木制义肢的女孩独自伤心地坐在角落。

Apprehensively, he walked up to her and asked,

他很谨慎地走向她问道：

"Would you like to dance?"

“你要不要跳舞呀?”

"Would I? ! " she exclaimed.

“我要不要? ”她惊叫。

"Oh, yeah? Well, you've got a wooden leg!"

“哦，怎么了?你有一只木制的义肢(而我有一只木制的假眼，咱们应是天生的一对嘛!)。”