我已经试过了

There was a man who cared more for money than anything else.

One day he sent his son to buy a box of matches， and told the boy he must see that each match in the box was good. Soon the boy came back. The man took out a match and struck it， but it failed to light. He tried several more， but in vain. He got so angry and said， “I told you each match must be good， didnt I ？”

“Yes， you did，” the boy replied. “I tried out all the matches in the box and each match lit.”

有一個人对钱的计较胜过任何其他东西。

一天，他派儿子去买一盒火柴，并告诉儿子每根火柴都必须是好的。儿子一会儿就回来了。那人掏出火柴，划了一根，没有燃着。他又划了几根，还是无济于事。他非常生气，说道：“我不是告诉你每根火柴都必须是好的吗？”

“是的，你说过，”男孩说道。“我把盒子里所有的火柴都试过了，每一根都能划着。”