【大纪元5月31日讯】
从前有个人，想买对新鞋子。他事先在家里量好双脚的尺寸，把它记录在纸上。
可是他出门的时候，却忘记把纸条带在身上。在鞋店里，他找到一对称心满意的鞋子。当他准备试穿时，忽然想起自己把纸条留在家里。
于是他对鞋店主人说：“我把尺寸留在家里，现在就回去拿，很便回来。”说罢，他立即飞奔回家拿尺寸。等回到鞋店时，鞋店已经关门，因此买不成鞋子。
第二天，他把事情告知朋友，朋友问道：“你当时为什么不试穿看看呢？”
那人回答说：“纸条的尺寸比较可靠嘛。”
The Measurements Are More Reliable!
There was once a man who wanted to buy a new pair of shoes. Before he went to the store, he took careful measurements of his feet and noted the dimensions on a piece of paper.
But he forgot to bring his note along. At the store he found a pair of shoes he liked very much. He was about to try them on when he suddenly remembered that he had left his note at home.
“I’ve left my measurements at home,” he told the storekeeper. “I’m now going to get them. I’ll be back soon.”
Immediately he hurried home to fetch the note. By the time he returned, the store was closed, so he could not buy the shoes after all.
The next day the man related the incident to a friend. The friend asked, “Why didin’t you try them on to see if they fit?”
“Well,” answered the man, “the measurements are more reliable!”
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