The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese.

由于客人在吃蘋(píng)果餡餅時(shí)，家里沒(méi)有奶酪了，于是女主人向大家表示歉意。

The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate.

這家的小男孩悄悄地離開(kāi)了屋子。過(guò)了一會(huì)兒，他拿著一片奶酪回到房間，把奶酪放在客人的盤(pán)子里。

The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese?"

客人微笑著把奶酪放進(jìn)嘴里說(shuō)：“孩子，你的眼睛就是比你媽媽的好。你在哪里找到的奶酪?”

"In the rat-trap, sir," replied the boy.

“在捕鼠夾上，先生?！蹦切∧泻⒄f(shuō)。