N: Hi, brian.

　　N: Are you there?

　　B: Sorry, I'm cooking.

　　N: Oh, really? You must be a good cook.

　　B: Well, the meal I cooked the day before was mad (昨天做的菜坏掉了), so I had to do it over.

　　N: Did you finish it?

　　B: Yeah, completed. Sorry to keep you wait.

　　N: What's your meal?

　　B: Well, tomato and potato.

　　N: That's good.

　　B: Yes, I think so.

　　N: How did you make it?

　　B: Well I tried to follow the broadcast but then I find out it was just a bou-shit.

　　【注】正好有收音机介绍土豆的新烧法，想听听，却不料听的是乱七八糟：两臂自然下垂，取面粉一杯，放在肩上，抬腿，脚趾向上；用半杯牛奶和匀，重复做六次；用力吸气，加半茶匙发酵粉，放下两腿，同时把两个鸡蛋打匀；自然呼气，将土豆放入盘内。注意，平躺在地板上，同时在两个鸡蛋的蛋清里来回滚动，直到煮开为止。十分钟后起锅，用毛巾仔细擦身，均匀呼吸，然后穿上绒衣，与西红柿汤一同上桌。”

　　我想了半天，才弄明白原来是收音机窜台的结果。

　　N: Anything wrong?

　　B: Oh, no, I just had my meal in my own way, and it tastes good!

　　N: Oh, really?

　　B: Yes.

　　N: That's ok, how is your book going.

　　B: Well, its going on well.

　　N: Will you chose it as profession(你会选择以此“写书”为职业么)?

　　B: Well, I chose to write it because it's natural to me.

　　N: But you didn't do it for a living (但你不会以此来谋生).

　　B: Yeah, even there isn't anything that pays you as much money as writing books (是的，尽管没有比写书更能赚钱了).