A couple was celebrating their golden wedding anniversary.
Their domestic tranquillity* had long been the talk of the town. A local newspaper reporter was inquiring as to the secret of their long and happy marriage.
"Well, it dates back to our honeymoon," explained the lady. "We visited the Grand Canyon¹ and took a trip down to the bottom of the canyon by pack mule². We hadn't gone too far when my husband's mule stumbled."
"My husband quietly said 'That's once.' We proceeded a little farther when the mule stumbled again. Once more my husband quietly said, 'That's twice.' We hadn't gone a half-mile when the mule stumbled a third time."
"My husband promptly³ removed a revolver* from his pocket and shot him."
"I started to protest over his treatment of the mule when he looked at me and quietly said 'That's once.'"
*tranquillity：宁静
*revolver：左轮手枪

　　一对夫妇在庆祝他们的金婚纪念。镇上的邻居都交口称赞他们的家庭和睦，于是一位本地报纸的记者前来采访，以希探寻他们长久和睦婚姻的原因。 

　　“这得从我们蜜月旅行说起，”太太解释道。“我们当时去大峡谷旅游，各骑一条驮骡行走在峡谷底部。走了不多远，我丈夫的驴绊了一跤。” 
　　“我丈夫平静地说‘第一次’，继续走了一段后驴又绊了一跤，我丈夫依旧平静地说‘第二次’，当我们走了半英里，驴绊了第三次。” 

　　我丈夫迅速掏出手枪射死了驴。我开始抱怨丈夫，不该这么对待驮骡。他平静地看着我，说“第一次”。

上一篇：我没有睡着 I wasn't asleep 下一篇：你必须先把车窗摇上去