一個(gè)數(shù)學(xué)問(wèn)題(中英)

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A Problem in Arithmetic

Bill is a good student and an intelligent boy. He likes to study arithmetic， and he can do all of the arithmetic problems in his book easily.

One day on his way to school Bill passed a fruit store. There was a sign in the window which said， "Apple-Six for five cents." An idea came to Bill and he went into the store.

"How much are the apples？" he asked the store.

"Six for five cents."

"But I don't want six apples."

"How many apples do you want？"

"It is not a question of how many apples I want. It is a problem in arithmetic."

"What do you mean by a problem in arithmetic？" asked the man.

"Well， if six apples are wroth five cents， then five apples are worth four cents， four apples are worth three cents， three apples are worth rwo cents， two apples are worth one cent and one apple is worth nothing. I only want one apple， and if one apple is worth nothing then it is not necessary for me to pay you."

Bill picked out a good apple， began to eat it， and walked happily out of the store. The man looked at the young boy with such surprise that he could not say a word.

一個(gè)數(shù)學(xué)問(wèn)題比爾是一個(gè)好學(xué)生，也是個(gè)聰明的孩子。他喜歡學(xué)數(shù)學(xué)，課本上所有的數(shù)學(xué)問(wèn)題他都能不費(fèi)勁地解答。

有一天，在上學(xué)路上，比爾經(jīng)過(guò)一家水果店。該店窗戶(hù)上有個(gè)招牌上寫(xiě)著：“蘋(píng)果――五美分六個(gè)。”比爾腦筋一轉(zhuǎn)，進(jìn)了店門(mén)。

“蘋(píng)果怎么賣(mài)？”

“五美分六個(gè)?！?/p>

“但我不想要六個(gè)。”

“你想要幾個(gè)？”

“這不是我想要幾個(gè)的問(wèn)題。這是個(gè)數(shù)學(xué)問(wèn)題。”

“數(shù)學(xué)問(wèn)題？你說(shuō)這話是什么意思？”

“你看，如果六個(gè)蘋(píng)果五美分，那么五個(gè)蘋(píng)果四美分，四個(gè)蘋(píng)果三美分，三個(gè)蘋(píng)果二美分，二個(gè)蘋(píng)果一美分，一個(gè)蘋(píng)果就不要錢(qián)。我只要一個(gè)蘋(píng)果，如果一個(gè)蘋(píng)果一分錢(qián)也不要的話，那我也就沒(méi)必要給你錢(qián)了。”

比爾揀了一個(gè)好蘋(píng)果，開(kāi)始吃了起來(lái)，然后興高采烈地邁出了店門(mén)。那個(gè)售貨員吃驚地望著這個(gè)小男孩，一句話也說(shuō)不出來(lái)。

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