A young passenger(乘客)was looking everywhere for his ticket because the conductor was coming to punch(剪)the ticket.He was looking for it in all the pockets of his coats and trousers.What surprised the other passengers most was that they found he had the ticket in his mouth.The conductor quickly pulled the ticket out of his mouth, punched it and gave it back to the young man.When the conductor moved on, all the other passengers couldn't help laughing.One of them said to him at last, "I'm sure you felt foolish just now, sitting there looking everywhere for your ticket when it was right in your mouth all the time."
"Foolish?" answered the passenger, "I was chewing(嚼)the date off."
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From the story we know that the young passenger ________.