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以下は笑い話で一読後ニヤリとしていればよい類のものですがこれをまじめに英語で解釈してみませんか？英会話の話題としてもご利用ください。
In Scotland, a man ran into a chemist shop for a bottle of aspirin.
He put a one-pound note on the counter before dashing out. The chemist stood with the change in his hand, torn between his sense of native Scots thrift and his own natural integrity.
Finally, the latter prevailed and, as the customer was still in sight, he rapped smartly on the window with a sponge.
（トークラインのご利用者様にお送りしている７月８日付のHANDOUTの一部で、The Reader’s Digestからの転載です）
