〈幽默品英语〉Mustard

类型：英语幽默 音乐：清晨 制作：晴姚 Mustard Two men , John and Jim , traveling through the country in America ,stopped at a small inn for dinner .On the table there was a large cup of mustard (芥末). Thinking the contents were custard or a sweet of some kind ,Jim took a spoonful of it and put it in his mouth .Tears ran down his cheeks , but wishing to have his friend John caught in the same trap ,he said nothing of the mistakehe had made . The other man ,seeing that his friend was crying , said , “Listen , Jim , what are you crying about ?” “ I was thinking of my father who was hanged twenty years ago ,” Jim replied . Soon after , John took a spoonful of the mustard , and as the tears started down his cheeks , Jim in his turn said , “ What are you crying about ?” “ To think you were not hanged the same day your father was .” came the answer . 芥末 约翰和吉姆两人在美国的乡下旅游，他们来到一家小旅店停下来吃饭。桌上放着一大杯芥末。吉姆想杯子里可能是牛奶蛋糊或糖之类的东西，就挖了一勺放进嘴里。眼泪顺着面颊流下来，但为了让约翰也受一受这个滋味，他对自己的失误什么也没说。对面的人看见他的朋友在淌眼泪，就说：“怎么了，吉姆，你怎么哭了？”“我想起了20年前被绞死的父亲。”吉姆回答说。不一会儿，约翰也吃了一勺芥末，眼泪直流。这时，吉姆反过来问道：“你哭什么呢？”回答是：“我在想你父亲被绞死的那天你怎么没被绞死呢