When the waitress in a New York City restaurant brought him the soup du jour, the Englishman was a bit dismayed.
纽约一家餐馆中，服务员为一位英国男士端上一份例汤。

"Good heavens," he said, "what is this?"
“天呀，”他说：“这是什么？”

"Why, it's bean soup," she replied.
服务员答道：“怎么了，是豆汤（过去曾是汤）。”

"I don't care what it's been," he replied. "What is it now?"
“我不管他过去是什么，”他说：“我问现在它是什么？”

Note:

It's bean soup 与 It's been soup 发音相同。前者的意思是：它是豆汤；后者的意思是：它曾经是汤。