1.
Weather Predict
A film crew was on
location deep in the desert. One day an old Indian went up to the director and said, "Tomorrow rain." The next day it rained.
A week later, the Indian went up to the director and said, "Tomorrow storm." The next day there was a hailstorm.
"This Indian is incredible," said the director. He told his secretary to hire the Indian to
predict the weather.
However, after several successful
predictions, the old Indian didn't show up for two weeks.
Finally the director sent for him. "I have to shoot a big scene tomorrow," said the director, "and I'm depending on you. What will the weather be like?"
The Indian shrugged his shoulders. "Don't know," he said. "Radio is broken."
天气预报
一个电影摄制组在沙漠深处工作.一天,一个印度老人到导演跟前告诉导演说"明天下雨."第二天果然下雨了.
一周后,印度人又来告诉导演说,"明天有风暴."果然,第二天下了雹暴.
"印度人真神,"导演说.他告诉秘书雇佣该印度人来预报天气.
几次预报都很成功.然后,接下来的两周,印度人不见了.
最后,导演派人去把他叫来了."我明天必须拍一个很大的场景,"导演说,"这得靠你了.明天天气如何啊?"
印度人耸了耸肩."我不知道,"印度人说,"收音机坏了."
2.
Clarinet
When I played with a
symphonyorchestra, our union reached an agreement with a major airline about which instruments we could carry on board, and which had to be shipped as
luggage. A cellist was dismayed to find that his delicate, expensive wood instrument was consigned to the rougher handling and cold temperatures of the
baggage hold.
He neatly solved the problem. Cello in hand, he approached the flight attendant at the gate and asked, "May I bring my clarinet on board?" Scanning her list, she replied, "Clarinets are okay. Have a good trip," and, smiling, waved him on.
单簧管
我在一个交响乐团演奏时,我们乐团与一家大航空公司达成协议,哪些乐器可以带上飞机,哪些乐器要作为行李托运。一个大提琴手惊愕地发现他那精致、昂贵的木质乐器竟要托运,经受行李舱内的低温以及野蛮的装缷。
他干净利落地解决了这个问题。他手里拿着大提琴,走到门口的空中小姐跟前,问道:"我可以将我单簧管带上飞机吗?"她检视了一下单子,答道,"单簧管可以。祝你旅途愉快。"然后微笑着挥手让他进去了。
3.
How Did You Ever Get Here
One winter morning, an employee explained why he had shown up for work 45 minutes late. "It was so
slippery out that for every step I took ahead, I slipped back two."
The boss eyed him suspiciously. "Oh, yeah? Then how did you ever get here?"
"I finally gave up," he said, "and started for home."
你是怎样来的?
一个冬天的早晨,一名雇员解释他为什么迟到了四十五分钟才起来上班。"外面太滑了,我每向前迈一步,就要向后退两步。"
老板狐疑地看着他。"噢,是吗?那你是怎样到这里来的?"
"后来我决定放弃,"他说,"然后我就往家里走。"
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