Mr. Guppy was a very large man. He had a loud voice and
a bad temper. He was not a giant, but he was much bigger than
most men.
  Life was not easy for Mr. Guppy. He could seldom find
clothes big enough. His feet were too large for most shoes.
  In buses, trains and planes, he could not stand up straight.
The roofs were too low.
  In cars he could not move his legs. There was not enough
room. At home, his bed was too short. Chairs were always too
small.
  In fact, wherever he went and whatever he did, Mr. Guppy
had problems because of his size.
  These problems were so bad that Mr. Guppy stayed at
home most of the time. Life was easier at home.
  Then one day, a friend said, “You spend too much time at
home. You should go out more. There’s a good movie at the
theater.”
  “I can’t sit in theater seats,” Mr. Guppy said. “I’m too big.”
  “That is no problem,” his friend said. “I’ll buy you two
tickets. You can get them at the theater when you go.”
  The friend reserved two tickets for Mr. Guppy. When the
day came, Mr. Guppy put on his best clothes and went to the
theater.
  “You have two tickets for me,” he said to the woman in the
ticket office. “My name is Guppy.”
  “Oh, yes, Mr. Guppy,” the woman said. “Here you are,
seats G4 and P12. I’m sorry, you and your friend can’t sit
together because we are very full this evening.”
  Poor Mr. Guppy. He smiled sadly, walked out of the theater
and went home.

                 大　问　题
  盖皮先生长得很高大。他不仅嗓门大，脾气也坏。虽然他并不是个巨
人，但比常人高大很多。
  可生活对他来说异常艰难，他很少能找到合身的衣服和鞋子。
  不管在公交车上、火车上，还是飞机上，他都站不直，因为棚顶太低
了。
  在轿车里，他也动弹不了，因为没有足够的空间。而家里的床也太短
了，椅子也太小了。
  事实上，不管到哪里或做什么事，他都会因为身材的原因遭遇很多麻
烦。
  这些糟糕的问题是如此严重，以致他大部分时间都得待在家里，因为在
家的生活会相对轻松些。
  一天，一个朋友对他说：“你待在家的时间太长了，应该多出去走走。
现在正上映一部好电影呢。”
  “可电影院的椅子我坐不下啊，”盖皮先生说，“我个子太大了。”
  “没问题，”他朋友说，“我给你买两张票，你去电影院取。”
  朋友为他预订了两张票。那天，盖皮先生穿上最帅气的衣服去了电影
院。
  “给我两张电影票。”他对售票的妇女说。“我叫盖皮。”
  “哦，盖皮先生。”妇女说，“给你，G4号和P12号。由于今晚人太
多，都满座了，你和你朋友不能挨着坐了。”
  可怜的盖皮先生！他苦笑着，走出电影院回家