1） Because they had no reservation at a busy restaurant, my elderly neighbor and his wife were told there would be a 45-minute wait for a table.
"Young man, we're both 90 years old, " he told the maiter d'. "We may not have 45 minutes."
They were seated immediately.
2） My father, at age 93, had only the most basic needs and very few wants. Last fall, my sister-in-law, hoping to get a little help in choosing a suitable birthday gift for him, asked, "Pa, what would you like for your birthday this year?"
"Nothing," he replied.
"But, Pa,"she kidded, "that's what we gave you last year."
"Well," he answered, "I'm still using it."
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Google 翻译：
1） 因为他们在繁忙的餐厅没有预订，我年迈的邻居和他的妻子被告知那里会45 分钟等待一张桌子。
“年轻人，我们都 90 岁了，”他告诉梅特德（领班） “我们可能没有45分钟。”
他们立即就就座了。
2）我父亲，93岁，只有最基本的需求和很少的嗜好。 去年秋天，嫂子为了给他挑选合适的生日礼物，希望能得到一点帮助，问道：“爸，你今年的生日想要什么？”
“没什么，”他回答。
“但是，爸爸，”她开玩笑说，“这是我们去年给你的。”
“嗯，”他回答，“我还在用它。”