My three-year-old brother had been told several times to get ready for bed. The last time my mom told him, she was very insistent. His response was, “Yes, sir!” since he was talking to my mom, we didn't expect him to call her “sir”.
“You would say, ‘Yes, sir!’ to a man. I'm a lady, and you would say ‘Yes, ma'am (madam),’ to a lady,” mom said. To quiz him on his lesson, she then asked him, “What would you say to daddy?”
“Yes, sir!” came the reply.”
“Then what would you say to mom?”
“Yes, ma'am!” he proudly answered.
“Good boy! What would you say to grandma?”
He licked his lips and said, “Can I have a cookie?”
我媽好幾遍叫三歲大的弟弟上床睡覺。最後一次媽媽用很堅決的語氣對他說時，他回答道：“是的，先生！”因為他在和媽媽說話，我們都沒有想到他稱呼媽媽為先生。
“對男性可以說‘是的，先生’。我是女性，對女性你要說，‘是的，女士’”，媽媽說道。為了考他懂了沒，她接著問他：“你對爸爸說什麼？
“是的，先生！”他回答。
“那你對媽媽說什麼？”
“是的，女士！”他得意洋洋地的回答。
“好孩子！那你對祖母說什麼呢？”
他舔了舔嘴唇說：“可以給我一塊曲奇嗎？”
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quiz n. vt.
下星期有測驗。
There is a quiz next week.
There is a quiz next week.
他問我為什麼要走。
He quizzed me about my reasons for leaving.
He quizzed me about my reasons for leaving.
學生測了歷史。
The students were quizzed on history.
The students were quizzed on history.
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