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going!” Since she had never been a football fan; I looked at her in surprise and asked which team she was cheering for。 “Neither;” she replied。 “I’m cheering the time clock on。”
聪明人生 第一章(3)
老人智慧的迸发
爷爷在83岁的时候,第一次住进了医院。“这是干什么用的?”他抓起系在枕头旁边的呼叫铃的绳子问道。
“那是拉铃用的,爷爷。”我回答说。
他拉了几下问:“我怎么听不到铃响呀?”
“哦,不是它响,”我解释道,“你一拉这根绳子,护士值班室的灯就亮了。”
“原来如此!”他愤怒地说,“如果护士想开灯的话,她完全可以自己动手嘛。”
A Seniors Sparkle
At age of 83; Granddad went to hospital for the first time。 “What is this?” he asked as he held up the bell cord they had fastened to his pillow。
“That’s the bell; Granddad。” I replied。
He pulled it several times; then remarked; “I don’t hear it ringing。”
“Oh; it doesn’t ring;” I explained。 “It turns on a light in the hall for the nurse。”
“Well!” he replied indignantly。 “If the nurse wants a light on in the hall; she can turn it on herself。”
律师咨询费
一位律师的狗挣脱了绳索,径直跑到肉店,叼起一大块烤肉就跑。肉店老板来到那位律师的办公室理论:“假如有一只没有被拴住的狗从我的肉店里偷了一大块烤肉的话,我有没有权利向狗的主人索要赔偿?”那个律师回答说:“一点不错。”
“这么说你得赔给我美圆。今天是你的狗跑了出来,偷了我的烤肉。”
那位律师二话没说, 开了一张美圆的支票。
过了一段时间,肉店老板在查看邮箱时,看到了一封律师寄来的信,上面写着:请付20美圆的律师咨询费。
Consultation Fee
A lawyer’s dog; running about unleashed; beelines for a butcher shop and steals a roast。 Butcher goes to lawyer’s office and asks; “If a dog running unleashed steals a piece of meat from my store; do I have a right to demand payment for the meat from the dog’s owner?” The lawyer answers; “Absolutely。”
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