王松海

(一)

Have You Weighed Your Son?

Father: I sent my son to get five pound of peanuts from you and you only give him 3 pounds. Are you sure your scale correct?

Store owner: My scale is correct. Have you weighed your son?

你稱你的兒子了嗎？

父親：我讓我兒子從你那里買5磅花生，你只給了他3磅。你敢肯定你的秤沒錯嗎？

店主：我的秤沒錯。你稱你兒子了嗎？

(二)

A Diplomatic Way

A man enters a restaurant, takes a seat, and, instead of using the napkin (餐巾), takes the table cloth from the table and tucks (圍) it around his neck.

The head waiter sees it and tells a waiter to go and tell him, in a diplomatic (策略的) way that what he did was incorrect.

The waiter goes to the man and says, “Good day to you, sir. Would you like a shave or a haircut?”

講究策略

一個男子走進一家餐廳坐了下來，他沒有用餐巾，而是從桌上拿起桌布圍到脖子上。

領(lǐng)班看見了，就告訴服務(wù)員去策略地告訴那個人做得不正確。

服務(wù)員走過去，對那個人說：“你好，先生，你要修面呢還是理發(fā)？”

(三)

Why Is Tom Sitting in the Sun?

Mum: Tom, why are you sitting in the sun? Its so hot that you are sweating and your shirt is all wet.

Tom: Thats why I must sit here, Mum. I am waiting for the sun to dry my shirt.

媽媽：湯姆，你為什么坐在太陽底下？天太熱你正流汗，你的襯衫都濕了。

湯姆：那正是我坐這兒的原因，媽媽。我在等待太陽曬干我的襯衫呢。

(四)

It Is Unfair

Mother: Get up, Kate. Its seven oclock. The sun is up and you are still in bed.

Kate: Yes, Mum. But the sun goes to bed before six and I go to bed after nine.

不公平

媽媽：起床了，凱特，七點鐘了，太陽都升起來了，你還躺在床上。

凱特：是的，媽媽。但是太陽六點沒到就上床睡覺了，而我卻是九點鐘后睡的。