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Two Americans were traveling in Spain。 One morning they came into a little restaurant for lunch。 They did not know Spanish; and their waiter did not know English。 They wanted him to understand that they wanted some milk and sandwiches。
At first they pronounced the word “milk” many times。 Then they spelled it。 But the waiter could not understand them。
At last one of them took a piece of paper and began to draw a cow。 He was finishing his drawing; when the waiter looked at it and ran out of the restaurant。 “Do you see;” said one of the travelers; “what a pencil can do for a man who has difficulties in a foreign country?”
The waiter was back again some time after; but he brought no milk。
He put down in front of the two men tickets for a bullfight。
訂客房
一位男士給一家旅館寫信,想要預訂房間,並詢問可否帶狗一起入住。
以下是旅館經理的回信:
“我經營旅館已三十餘年。我從未請警察把一隻沒有教養的狗驅逐出去,從未發現有哪隻狗用香菸將床鋪燒著,也未曾看到狗的箱子裡有旅館的毛巾或毯子。毫無疑問,我們歡迎你的狗到來。
“附言:假如你的狗能為你擔保,你也能一同前來。”
Making Reservations
A man wrote to a hotel to make reservations and asked if dogs were allowed。
The hotel manager answered his letter as follows:
“I’ve been in this business for thirty years。 I have never had to call the police to eject a disorderly dog。 Never had a dog set fire to a bed with a cigarette。 I have never found a hotel towel or blanket in a dog’s suitcase。 Certainly the dog will be wele。”
“P。 S。 If your dog will vouch for you; you can e along too。”