Mr Going-to-do

将要先生

John lives in a village. But people often call him" Mr Going-to-do" . Do you want to know why? John always says," I’m going to do…" But he never does it.

约翰住在一个村庄里。但人们常常叫他“将要先生”。你想知道为什么吗？约翰总是说：“我将要做……”但是他从来没有做。

Every Saturday, John goes to Mr Smith’s house and talks with him." I’m going to clean my house tomorrow," he says, or" I’m going to wash my car next week."

每个星期六，约翰去史密斯先生家和他交谈。“我明天要打扫我的房子。”他说，或者“我下星期要洗我的车。”

Mr Smith usually says," Are you，John?" John isn’t going to clean his house or wash his car. Mr Smith knows that.

史密斯先生通常说：“是吗，约翰？”约翰不打算打扫他的房子和洗他的车。史密斯先生知道。

Then he says," Excuse me, John. I’m going to do some work now." And he goes into his house.

然后他说：“对不起，约翰。我现在要做些工作。”然后他进了他的家。

Mr Smith often says to his son," If you say you are going to do something, then do it. Don’t be another ‘Mr Going-to-do’."

史密斯先生经常对他儿子说：“如果你说你要做一些事情，那么就去做。不要成为另一个’将要先生’。”