An artist was part of an exhibition, and he asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in his paintings that were currently¹ on display.

 

"I've got good news and bad news," the owner replied.

 

"Give me the good news first," the artist demanded.

 

"The good news is that a gentleman inquired² about your work and wondered if it would appreciate in value after your death. When I told him it would, he bought all 15 of your paintings."

 

"That's wonderful!" the artist exclaimed³, "What could the bad news possibly be?"

 

With concern, the gallery owner replied, "The gentleman in question was your doctor."

 

以为艺术家在一个画廊办了个展览，他问店主是否有人对他参展的画感兴趣。

 

“我有一个好消息和一个坏消息。”店主回答。

 

“先告诉我好消息。”画家要求道。

 

“好消息是一位绅士询问了你的作品，还问它是否会在你死后增。我告诉他会的，然后他买下了你所有的15幅画作。”

 

“那太棒了！”画家惊叹。“那么什么会是坏消息呢？”

 

店主想了想之后说：“问那个问题的是你的医生”。

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