A tourist was visiting New Mexico and was amazed at the dinosaur bones lying about.
一位游客在新墨西哥游览。他对随处可见的恐龙化石甚感惊奇。
"How old are these bones?" the tourist asked an elderly Native American, who served as a guide.
“这些化石有多长的历史?”游客问一个上了年纪的当地美国人。他是作向导的。
"Exactly one hundred million and three years old.
“整整十亿零三年了。”
"How can you be so sure?" inquired the tourist.
“你怎么这么肯定?”游客问道。
"Well," replied the guide, " a geologist came by here and told me these bones were one hundred million years old, and that was exactly three years ago.
“哦,”向导回答道,“一个地质学家来过这儿,他告诉我说这些化石有十亿年了,再加上那是整整三年前的事了。”