t last he stopped to allow the interpreter to translate it into Japanese; and was very surprised when the man did this in a few seconds; after which all the students laughed loudly。
After the lecture; the writer thanked the interpreter for his good work and then said to him; “Now please tell me how you translated that long story of mine into such a short Japanese one。”
“I didn’t tell the story at all。” the interpreter answered with a smile“ I just said; ‘The honorable lecturer has just told a funny story。 You will all laugh; please。’”
三隻狗
在一場狗秀的活動中,人們要選出一隻世界上最聰明的狗。有三隻狗進入了決賽,它們的主人分別是:醫生、建築師和律師。
最後的比賽是給每隻狗一包骨頭,看看它們能用這些骨頭做些什麼。醫生說道:“聽診器,上!”這隻狗搭了一個人體骨骼。
裁判們想立即給這隻狗頒發獎品,但是他們還是決定給每隻狗一次機會。
建築師說道:“滑尺,上!”他的狗建造了一座懸橋。
裁判們左右為難,到底該選哪一隻呢?
律師說道:“鑽(法律)空子,上!”這隻狗吃掉了骨頭,對那座橋徵收了百分之百的稅,並向其他兩隻狗進行勒索。
The Three Dogs
There once was a dog show to determine the world’s smartest dog。 Three dogs were in the finals。 One dog belonged to a doctor。 One dog belonged to an engineer。 And; one dog belonged to a lawyer。
For the finals each dog was given a bag of bones to see what it could make。 The doctor said; “Stethoscope; go!” The dog built a human skeleton。
The judges were ready to award the trophy right then。 But; they decided to give the other dogs a try。
The ensineer said; “Slide…rule; go!” The dog built a suspension bridge。
The judges were beside themselves。 Which dog would they pick?
The lawyer sa