One or Two?
一还是二
Customer: Waiter, I've only got one piece of meat in my dish.
Waiter:Just a moment, sir and I'll cut it in two.
顾客:服务员,我盘子里怎么只有一块肉?
服务员:先生,请稍候,我去把它切成两块。
Appearances are not held to be a clue to the truth…. But we seem to have no other.
——Ivy Compton-Burnett(1884-1969)
表象不是追踪真理的线索,然而我们似乎别无选择。
——康普顿——伯内特夫人