英语翻译

题目

英语翻译
The problem of time and the rider
Jones and Smith,who are in the same office,live in the suburbs.One morning Jones,while waiting for the trolley bus,meets Smith,who is happily perched on a bicycle.
"Where are you going with that?"cries Jones."Downtown to the office,"answers Smith."Take you quite a while,won't it?"says Jones."Not too long,"answers Smith."I average six miles an hour."
"That's not bad,"says Jones,"but I'll take the trolley bus any day ----For one thing,it's easier on the legs;and in the second place,it goes two and a half times as fast."
Just then the trolley bus comes along,Jones hops on and Smith paddles after him.
Jones gets to town at 9:00 o'clock;Smith gets to town half an hour later.
At what time does the above conversation take place?

答案

时间和骑车者的问题
琼斯和史密斯在同一间办公室工作,他们都住在郊区.一天早上,琼斯在等电车的时候碰到史密斯,史密斯很高兴的骑着自行车.
“你骑车去哪?”琼斯喊道.“去城里上班,”史密斯回答到.“这会花很长时间吧,是吧?”琼斯说.“不是很长”史密斯回答到.“我平均每小时走6英里”
“不错,”琼斯说,“不过我每天都坐电车----一方面,不会累着腿,另一方面,比你快两倍半.”
这时,电车来了,琼斯跳上电车,史密斯在后面蹬着车.
琼斯9点到了城里,史密斯比他晚了半个小时.
以上对话发生在什么时间?
时间算出来应该是8：40