One day, a tramp (流浪汉) was sleeping on a park bench, satisfied with the(warm) of the afternoon sunshine. A couple walked by. The man stopped, woke the tramp up, and asked him, "Excuse me. Do you have the time? "the tramp replied, "I'm sorry. I don't havewatch, so I don't know the time." The man apologized and walked away with his wife.
The tramp(lie) down and went back to sleep. Just then, a woman, was walking her dog, shook the tramp's shoulder until he woke up, said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, but do you happen (know) the time?" The tramp was a little annoyed at (wake) up again, but he (polite) told the woman he didn't have a watch and had no idea of the time. After the woman (leave), the tramp came up with an idea. He opened his bag and took out a pen and a piece of paper. He wrote down "I do not have a watch. I do not know the time." He then hung the paper round his neck thinking that nobody would hold him back in his sleep. Fifteen minutes , a policeman noticed the tramp and the sign around his neck. Out of a sense of responsibility, he woke the tramp up and said, "It's 2: 30 p.m."
