本文為一篇記敘文，按照事件發(fā)生的先后順序?qū)懗伞Ｖv述銀行發(fā)生的一件事情，主人公為一個(gè)小孩報(bào)打不平，更加強(qiáng)自己對(duì)銀行的偏見(jiàn)，后來(lái)才發(fā)現(xiàn)原來(lái)是官方的保護(hù)才這么做的。
The boy continued to hold my my attention because of what happened next. He was holding an open savings-account book and wearing an expression of open dismay. " But I don' t understand," he was saying to the officer. "I opened the account myself, so why can't I withdraw any money? " "I've already explained to you ", the officer told him, "that a fourteen-year-old is not allowed to withdraw money without a letter from his parents". "But that doesn't seem fair," the boy said,his voice breaking. " It' s my money.I put it in. It' s my account." "I know it is, " the officer said, "but those are the rules. Now if you'll excuse me. " He turned to me with a smile. "May I help you, sir? "
接下來(lái)發(fā)生的事情讓我繼續(xù)關(guān)注那個(gè)男孩。他拿著一張翻開(kāi)的儲(chǔ)蓄存折，神情沮喪失望。“但是我不明白，”他對(duì)那個(gè)職員說(shuō)道，“我自己開(kāi)的戶，可為什么我不能取錢呢？” 　　“我已經(jīng)向你解釋過(guò)了，”那位職員對(duì)他說(shuō), “ 沒(méi)有父母寫的信函，一個(gè)14歲的孩子是不允許取錢的。” 　　“但那聽(tīng)起來(lái)不公平，“那個(gè)男孩說(shuō)，都語(yǔ)不成聲了，“那是我的錢，是我存的，是我的賬戶。” 　　 “我知道，”那個(gè)職員說(shuō)，“但那是銀行的規(guī)定，請(qǐng)?jiān)??！?　　 他轉(zhuǎn)向我，面帶微笑地對(duì)我說(shuō)：“先生，我能為您做點(diǎn)什么？”