By the time John pulled into the little town, every hotel room was taken. "You've got to have a room somewhere." he pleaded¹. "Or just a bed--I don't care where."

 

"Well, I do have a double room with one occupant," admitted the manager, "and he might be glad to split² the cost. But to tell you the truth, he snores so loudly that people in adjoining³ rooms have complained in the past. I'm not sure it'd be worth it to you."

 

"No problem," the tired traveler assured⁴ him. "I'll take it."

 

The next morning, John came down to breakfast bright-eyed and bushy-tailed（松软的，模糊的）. When asked about how he slept, he replied, "Never better."

 

The manager was impressed. "No problem with the other guy snoring, then?"

 

"Nope. I shut him up in no time."

 

"How'd you manage that?"

 

"He was already in bed, snoring away, when I came in the room," John said. "I went over, gave him a kiss on the cheek and said, 'Goodnight, beautiful.' With that he sat up all night watching me."

 

约翰开车来到这座小镇时，旅馆已客满。“肯定还有空房的，” 他恳求道，“或是只要一张床，睡哪里都行。”

 

“好吧，我这儿确实有个双人间，不过只有一个住客，” 旅馆经理答道，“有人分担房费他会很高兴的。可是实话告诉你，他打呼噜的声音太大了，住在隔壁的人都抱怨过。不知你这样是否划得来。”

 

“没问题，” 旅途劳顿的约翰向他保证道，“就要这间了。”

 

第二天早上，约翰下来吃早饭，看起来精神焕发。当问及他昨晚睡得怎样时，他答道：“从没这么好过。”

 

经理颇为惊讶：“这么说，跟那个打呼噜的人睡在一起什么事都没有了？”

 

“不是的。只不过我很快就让他闭嘴了。”

 

“你是怎么做到的？”

 

“我进去时他已经睡着了，不停地打着呼噜。” 约翰说，“我便走过去，在他脸上亲了一下，说了声‘晚安，美人儿。’ 于是他整晚再没睡，一直盯着我。”

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