A woman got on a bus with her son. The conductor asked, "How old is this boy?" "Four," replied the woman.

　　Then the conductor asked the boy, "How old are you, sonny?" "Four, " replied the boy.

　　The conductor said, "Well, I'll let him ride free this time, but I know what he's going to be when he grows up." The woman asked, "What is he going to be?"

　　"Either a giant or a liar1."

　　一個女人帶著她的兒子上了一部公共汽車。售票員問她：“這個孩子幾歲啦？”女人回答說：“4歲”。

　　售票員就問那個男孩：“乖孩子，你幾歲啦？”男孩回答說：“4歲”。

　　售票員就說：“好吧，這次就讓他免票乘車了，不過，我知道他長大后會成為一個什么樣的人。英語小故事”女人問他：“會成為一個什么人哪？”

　　“不是成為一個大人物，就是成為一個說謊者。”