Betty is a lazy girl. She doesn't study hard, and she doesn't help her mother with the housework, either. "What are you going to be when you grow up, Betty?" Mother asks. "You're too lazy. No job will ever fit you." "But I know one," says the girl, "I'm going to be Father Christmas," "You want to be Father Christmas?" Mother is surprised, "But why?" "Because he works only one day in a whole year."
贝蒂是一个懒惰的女孩。她不努力学习，她也不会帮她的妈妈做家务。"你长大了想要做什么，贝蒂？"母亲问道。"你太懒惰了。没有工作会适合你。""但我知道有一份工作，"女孩说，"我要做一个圣诞老人，""你想成为圣诞老人吗？"妈妈感到很惊讶，"但是为什么呢？""因为他一年只需要工作一天。"