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