Two old gentlemen lived in a quiet street in Paris. They were friends and neighbours, and they often went for walks together in the streets when the weather was fine. Last Saturday they went for a walk at the side of the river. The sun shone, the weather was warm, there were a lot of flowers everywhere, and there were boats on the water.
两位老先生生活在巴黎一条安静的街道上。他们是朋友和邻居，天气好的时候，他们经常一起到街上散步。上星期六，他们去河边散步。太阳照耀着，天气很温暖，到处都有许多花朵，水面上有些小船。
The two men walked happily for an hour, and then one of them said to the other, “That’s a very beautiful girl.”
两个人愉快地走了一个小时，然后其中一个对另一个说：“那是个非常漂亮的女孩。”
“Where can you see a beautiful girl?” said the other. “I can’t see one anywhere. I can see two young men. They’re walking towards us.”
“可是你在哪儿能看见漂亮女孩呢？”另一个说。“我哪儿也没看到。我能看见两个小伙子。他们在向我们走来。”
“The girl’s behind us,” said the first man quietly.
“女孩在我们身后，”第一个人轻轻说道。
“But how can you see her then?” asked his friend.
“可那你怎么能看见她呢？”他的朋友问。
The first man smiled and said, “I can’t see her, but I can see the young men’s eyes.”
第一个人笑了笑，说：“我看不见她，但我能看见小伙子的眼睛。”
