A young boy arrives at a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the most foolish kid in the world. Watch while I prove (证明)it to you.” The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two cents in the other, then calls the boy over and asks,“Which do you want,son?”The boy takes the cents and leaves. “What did I tell you?”says the barber.“That kid never learns!” Later,when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store.“Hey, son! May I ask you a question ? Why did you take the cents instead of the dollar bill?” The boy licks(舔着)his ice cream and answers,“Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!” 小题1:The underlined word “whispers” means “ ”.
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