愛唱歌的小青

　整裡舊時筆記本，裡頭記錄了一段對話。
　那是有一年在美國旅遊時，無聊在旅館看電視，

 有位主持人被幾個小鬼耍的臉上都是三條線。

趁著記憶，快筆記下這段訪談，現在讀起來，

那個主持人Art尷尬的表情仿若眼前。

Art:  How old are you?

Girl A :  I forget.

Art:  You forget, eh? 

        Do you know that there are many people who wish they could forget how old they are? 

            How old do you think I am?

Girl A:  100.

Art:  100?  My goodness, do I look that old?  Before you came here today, did your mother tell you anything?

Girl A:  Yes.  She told me not to tell you she is older than Daddy.

  (A女孩下, B男孩上)

    Art:    Now let’s see what this young man has to say. 

             Bobby, will you please look at me? 

            Bobby, look at me, please.   

            Don’t you like my face?

Boy B:  No.

Art:  You don’t?  That’s too bad. 

         This is the only face I’ve got, you  know.

         Do you feel sorry for me?

Boy B:  No.

         ( B男孩下, C男孩上)

Art:  This is why I love children.  They always tell you the truth. 

            Do you like school?

Boy C:  Yes.

Art:  Honest?  What do you like about your school?

Boy C:  Teacher.

Art:  No, come ,come. 

       Did your teacher tell you to say it?

Boy C:  No.

Art :  Then why do you like her?

Boy C:  She is pretty.

Art:  How old are you?

Boy C:  I’m five.

Art:  Gosh, you are lucky. 

      I bet your mother is even prettier.

Boy C:  No.

(C男孩下, D女孩上)

   Art:  I’d better go on to the next girl.

           What do you want to be when you  grow up?

Girl D:  A mother.

    Art:  Well, I’m sure you will be. 

            How many children do you think you  want to have?

Girl D:  About eight.

    Art:  Say, that’s a lot of children. 

           What kind of husband do you think you want marry?

Girl D:  I don’t want to marry.

Art:  Wait a minute.  What makes you say you don’t want to marry?

Girl D:  My mother says a husband is a lot of trouble.

難怪聽說導演最怕要導有小朋友和動物的戲了。

你叫他東他偏往西, 有人搞笑有的人卻羞答答的緊。

（這段訪談紀錄，結果我拿來當「間接疑問句」的教材。）