Mr. White was young and able. He worked very hard. And the boss liked him. Last month he was sent to China on business. When he got to Beijing, he visited some places of interest and felt very happy.
One morning before he left for London, he decided to buy something for Dick, the son of his boss. At first he didn’t know what to buy for the boy. Suddenly he remembered that the boy liked birds very much, so he went to the bird market. He was glad to fend that there were so many kinds of birds there. He bought four beautiful birds, then he told the boy about it on the telephone.
As soon as Mr.White returned to London by air, he went to Dick with the four birds. But on his way to the boss’s home, one of them flew out of the cage (笼子) and there were only three birds left in it. Then Mr. White bought a local (当地的) bird to take the place of the missing Chinese one.
Dick of course was very happy when he saw the birds. But soon he found one of them was different from the other three. He asked, "It’s a local bird, isn’t it, Mr.White"
"Yes, it is. "Mr. white answered, "It’s an interpreter (译员) .\
Mr. White returned to London ______.