Joke: The Loan
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A Chinese man walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan officer.

He tells the loan officer that he is going to Taiwan on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.

The bank officer tells him that the bank will need some form of security for the loan, so the Chinese hands over the keys to a new Ferrari parked on the street in front of the bank.

He produces the title and everything checks out. The loan officer agrees to accept the car as collateral1 for the loan.

The bank's president and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the Chinese for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral against a $5,000 loan. An employee of the bank then drives the Ferrari into the bank's underground garage and parks it there.

Two weeks later, the Chinese man returns, repays2 the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41.

The loan officer says, "Sir, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction3 has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multi-millionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow $5,000?"

The Chinese man replies: "Where else in New York City can I park my car for 2 weeks, for only $15.41, and expect it to be there when I return?"


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1 collateral wqhzH     
adj.平行的;旁系的;n.担保品
参考例句:
  • Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans.很多人把个人财产用作小额商业贷款的抵押品。
  • Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.由于拿不出东西作为抵押,这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。
2 repays 844c9fddf0b2997899bff97de09ef317     
偿还( repay的第三人称单数 ); 付还; 报答; 酬报
参考例句:
  • It repays your labour well. 你的付出会得到回报的。
  • It troubles you for an hour, it repays you by immortality. 它打扰你一小时,偿还给你的却是不朽的生命。
3 transaction OnAwE     
n.处理,交易,相互作用
参考例句:
  • He was twenty dollars in pocket by the transaction.他在这笔生意中赚了20美元。
  • He left the transaction of the matter to his secretary.他把这件事交给秘书办理。
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