李大伟最近有点烦。

李老师抱着一摞厚厚的打印纸走进高三（1）班的教室，脸上洋溢着幸福的笑容。这笑容不是因为学生们成绩优异，而是因为这摞纸，每一张都价值连城。

Old Li felt like he was having a run of bad luck lately.

老李是个老实巴交的工人，一辈子没啥大本事，就图个安稳。最近厂里效益不好，他被裁员了。拿着微薄的遣散费，老李心里憋屈，却也无可奈何。

Li Ming has been a little anxious lately.

拉杰什是个记者，干瘪瘦小，像根晒干的辣椒，看着不起眼，内心却火辣。他最近在调查一个大案子，涉及12亿卢比的贪腐，牵扯到不少大人物。

Lao Li is the driver of the No. 108 bus. He has been driving buses for more than 20 years. He has witnessed the prosperity of this city and also the decline of the bus industry.

李四是个老实巴交的农民，这辈子没见过什么大世面，最大的愿望就是儿子能平平安安、顺顺当当。儿子出生那天，他乐得合不拢嘴，逢人就说：“咱家添丁了！大胖小子，七斤六两！”

Li Ming stood beneath the giant Ferris wheel, clutching a handful of newly purchased plastic rings, sweat dripping from his forehead. Each cabin of the Ferris wheel displayed tempting prizes, from enormous plush toys to the latest electronics, and, of course, the red Maserati parked in the center of the wheel, gleaming alluringly.

老李是个精明人，精明到骨子里。他发现市中心那个豪华商场的停车场有个漏洞：15分钟内免费。