The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese.

由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时，家里没有奶酪了，于是女主人向大家表示歉意。

The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate.

这家的小男孩悄悄地离开了屋子。过了一会儿，他拿着一片奶酪回到房间，把奶酪放在客人的盘子里。

The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese?"

客人微笑着把奶酪放进嘴里说：“孩子，你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好。你在哪里找到的奶酪?”

"In the rat-trap, sir," replied the boy.

“在捕鼠夹上，先生。”那小男孩说。

注解：

apologized to：向. .....道歉returned:等于came back