Charging like a bull into his office at 8 a.m. as arranged, he explained in a slightly embarrassed fashion, "I was here half an hour early so that I could go to the green house and inspect the seeds I planted yesterday.
他在約定的時間早晨八點鐘，氣喘如牛地衝進辦公室。「我本來早到了半小時，想想可以先去看看暖房裡昨天栽下的種子，後來又順便澆澆水… …」，他靦腆地解釋：「結果只好一路跑著回來了。」