还好，你不是约翰，他就天天喝茶水看报纸。

H: Well, at least you're not a paper-pusher like John.

youdao

所以，一得到这份工作，父亲就开始在夜里练习，他用一个盘子盛满和茶杯差不多重量的石头，如果石头移动，他知道这就算失败，必须重新开始，直到最后他几乎可以走上几英里也不会溅出一滴茶水，或者滑动一块石头。

If the stones moved he knew he had failed and would try again, until eventually he probably could have walked several miles without spilling a drop of tea or shifting a single stone.

youdao

还好，你不是约翰，他就天天喝茶水看报纸。

Well, at least you're not a paper-pusher like John.

youdao