Tom finished school when he was eighteen years old.

湯姆十八歲就完成了學(xué)業(yè)。

He wanted to work at a bank in the city.

他想在這座城市的一家銀行工作。

He went to the bank and asked for work there. 他去銀行找工作。

A man took him into a small room and gave him questions on a piece of paper.

一個人把他帶到了一個小房間，給他了一張紙條，上面有一個問題。

Tom wrote the answers on the paper in a hurry.

湯姆匆忙地在紙上寫了答案。

The man looked for a few minutes and then said, “Was your birthday on the 12th of December, Tom?”

那個人看了幾分鐘然后說，“你的生日是12月12日嗎，湯姆？”

“Yes, sir.” Tom said. “是的, 先生?！睖氛f。

“What year?” the man asked. “哪一年的呢？”那個人問。

“Oh, once a year, sir,” Tom said. “哦，一年一次，先生。”湯姆回答。