They all seem to look alike (though they come from all over) –lean, pointed, dedicated faces, wearing jeans and sandals, eating their buns and bedding down for the night on the flagstones outside the theatre to buy the 20 seats and 80 standing-room tickets held for the sleepers and sold to them when the box office opens at 10:30 a.m.
他们看上去几乎长相相似（他们来自世界各地）——消瘦、棱角分明、面部表情专注，穿着牛仔裤，趿拉着拖鞋，吃着面包，晚上露宿在剧院外的石板上，等着购买售票处早上10：30开始销售的为露宿者提供的20个座位和80个站票。
难道没有在剧院外露宿的人，早上就不能买这20个座位和80个站票？售票者还会查你有没有露宿吗？
为什么一共才20+80张票？疑问就在这里。前文提到The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1,431 seats were 94 percent occupied all year long and this year they’ll do better.) 说明有1431个seats。难道单独留20张座票卖给露宿者？