It was local election time and the candidate was visiting all the houses in his area.
正值当地竞选时期,候选人到他的区域的千家万户登门拜访。

At one house a small boy answered the door. "Tell me, young man," said the politician. "Is your Mommy in the Republican Party or the Democratic Party?"
候选人来到了一家门口,一个小男孩开了门。“告诉我,年轻人,”候选人问道,“你母亲是在共和党还是在民主党?”

"Neither," said the child, "she's in the bathroom."
“都不是,”孩子答到,“她在浴室。”