第7章 Nine Bouquets of Flowers

A couple of extras in the play were talking backstage at the end of the performance."What's the matter with our leading lady?"one actress asked,"She seems really mad about something."

"Oh, she's upset because she only received nine bouquets of flowers over the footlights."the other woman then answered.

"Nine!"exclaimed the first actress, "That's pretty good, isn't it?"

"Yes, "her friend replied,"but she paid for ten. "

九束鲜花

两个临时演员演出结束后在后台聊天。“我们的女主角怎么了？”一个女演员问，“她看起来像是为什么事发疯似的。”

“噢，她之所以心烦意乱，是因为她谢幕时只收到九束鲜花。”另一个女人答道。

“九束！”第一个女演员惊叫道，“那相当不错了，不是吗？”

“是的，”她的朋友回答说，“但她付的是十束鲜花的钱。”