Three famous surgeons were bragging¹ about（吹嘘，炫耀） their skills. "A man came to me who had his hand cut off," said one. "Today that man is a concert violinist（小提琴家） ." "That's nothing," said another. "A guy came to me who had his legs cut off. I stitched²（缝纫，装订） them back on, and today that man is a marathon runner."

"I can top both of you," said the third. "One day I came on the scene of a terrible accident. There was nothing left but a horse's posterior（后部，臀部） - and a pair of glasses. Today that man is seated in United States Senate."

三个有名的外科医生正在吹嘘他们的技术，“一个人断了一只手，他来找我，”一个说，“如今那个人是个音乐会的小提琴手。”

“这算不了什么，”另一个说，“一个家伙两条腿断了，他来找我，我将它们接了回去。如今，那人是马拉松选手。”

“我比你们两个都强，”第三个说，“一天，我碰到一起可怕的车祸，除了一个马屁股，和一幅眼睛，什么都没有留下。如今，那人坐在美国参议院里。”