Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village.Once I asked him to

Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village.Once I asked him to make a dining table
for my wife.He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows.When
I arrived home that evening,Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his
work..
My wife said to me,quietly,“That,s his ninth cup of tea today.”But she said loudly,
"It's a beautiful table,dear,isn't it?"
"I won't decide about that until I see that bill.”I said.
Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work.It said：
BILL
One dining table June 10,1995
Cost of wood 17.00
Paint（油漆） 1.50
Work,8 hours（1 an hour) 8.00
Total（总计） 36.50
When I was looking at the bill,Henry said,"it’s been a fine day,hasn,t it?Quite sunny.”
"Yes,”I said."I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.”
"Me too,”,said Henry."You wait一it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.”
"Yes.Hotter一and more expensive.Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on june 30th,won't they,Henry?”
Henry looked hard at me for half a minute.There was a little smile in his two blue eyes.
I gave his bill back to him.
"If it isn't too much trouble,Henry,”I said,"Please add it up again.You can forget the date.”
I paid him 26.50 and he was happy to get it.

亨利是我们村里的一个木匠.有一次我请他帮我妻子做一个餐桌.他做的大小正好能放在我们家两个窗户中间.当那天晚上我到家时,亨利正在边喝茶边列出账单.我的妻子悄悄地对我说,“这已经是他今天第九杯茶”.但是她又大声地说,“亲爱的,你看这是一张很漂亮的桌子,不是吗?”我说,“在看到账单之前我可不轻易断言”.亨利笑了笑,将桌子的账单给了我.上面写道：
账单
一张餐桌 1995年6月10号
木料费用 17.00
油漆 1.50
工费,8 个小时（1 美元每小时) 8.00
总计 36.50
当我看到账单的时候,亨利说,“今天真是美好的一天,是吧?阳光灿烂的.” “是的,我说到,我很开心现在才6月10号.”“我也是”,亨利说,“等着吧---在月底的时候灰稍微更热.”
“是的,更热----并且更贵.餐桌在6月30那天会贵20块吧,亨利?”
亨利凝视看着我大概有半分钟,两只蓝色的眼睛里藏着一丝微笑.我把账单还给他.我说,“亨利,如果不是太麻烦的话,请在重新算一遍,你可以忽略日期的.我付了他26.50美元,他很开心的接下了.