放学回家路上，我又当起了安静的听众。姐弟俩总用英文交流。
四弟提起：“I have swimming today."
三妹马上附和：“Oh yes, you did have swimming today."
四弟感叹：“Swimming lesson was boring. I didn't learn anything new. It's a waste of my time."
三妹接话说：“Oh, that's because you are ahead. Guess what I saw today at school!"
四弟问：“What? ? What did you see??"
三妹忍住笑：“I saw clothes lying around on the floor outside of a classroom."
四弟大笑：“That would be the preppies! What's wrong with those kids?!"
四弟自己是二年级学生，他口中的preppies 是指学前班的学生。
三妹快要忍不住笑：“There was an underware with Elsa and a little boy came out and said it was his. Isn't that funny？"
姐弟俩旋即放声大笑。四弟的笑声尤其大，在封闭的车里令我感到耳膜备受冲击。
而他那句“What's wrong with those kids?!" 则让我想起多年前公公说过的一句话。
那一回，先生开车载他外出购物，路过一个养老中心，远远望见聚在一起晒太阳的一大群老人。到家后，已年过九十的公公对婆婆叙述见闻："We went by an age care centre. Hmmmm, there are a lot of old people in there！ "
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