Mr Black gave his wife money every Friday evening, but she always spent it before the next Wednesday. For the next three days she had none.
布莱克先生每周五晚上都给妻子钱，但她总是在下周三之前花光。在接下来的三天里，身无分文。
Every Tuesday evening Mr Black asked her, “But what did you spend all that money on?” and she always answered, “I don’t know.”
每周二晚上，布莱克先生都会问她：“你把这些钱都花在哪了？”她总是回答：“我不知道。”
One Friday Mr Black brought home an exercise book and a pencil and gave them to his wife along with the money. ”Now look!” he said to her. ”When you get money from me, write it down on this page, and on the next page write down what happens to the money.”
这个星期五，布莱克先生带回来一本练习本和一支铅笔，连同钱一起给了妻子。”你看！”他对她说，”当你从我那里拿到钱时，把它写在这一页上，然后在下一页写下钱的去向。”
When Mr Black came home the next Tuesday, his wife came to him and showed him the book. ”I have done what you told me,“ she said happily. On the first page she had written “Friday, 28th June. I got ￡18 from John, “and on the next page, “Tuesday, 2nd July. I have spent it all.”
下个星期二布莱克先生回家时，他的妻子来到他面前，给他看了这个本子。”她高兴地说：“我已经照你说的做了”。在第一页上，她写道：“6月28日，星期五，18英镑，来自约翰”，下一页，“7月2日，星期二。我已经花完了。”
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