是為何它有隻木頭腿呢?”
“孩子,像這樣的豬,我們是不捨得一次就把它吃光的!”
A Brave Pig
I lived in DC when I was young; and dad used to take us on weekend trips south into the Carolina; so that we could see what “real life” was like。 He’d just drive along the road for a while; and then pull over at some farm and start talking to the people there。
Dad was chatting up a farmer’s wife once,when I discovered this pig。。。
It was a nice pig。 But it only had three legs。 The right back leg was wooden! Well; I was as curious as could be; so I asked the farmer:
“Excuse me; sir。 Why does your pig have a wooden leg?”
“Well; boy。 That is a courageous pig。 The wife and me were asleep in the house one night; when that pig came running in and woke us up。 The whole place was ablaze。 We just got out alive。”
“And the pig got its leg burned up in the fire?”
“Nope。 Pig got out just fine。 Matter of fact; he even went back in and saved the kids。”
“Then why does the pig have a wooden leg?”
“I told you; boy。 That is a BRAVE pig! A heroic pig! That pig saved our lives!”
“Yes; sir。 But why does he have a wooden leg!”
“Boy; a pig like that; you don’t eat all in one sitting!”
花樣年華 第七章
心理學
幾位來自不同國家的商人正在一艘遊覽船上開會,這時船開始下沉。船長指揮他的助手說:“去告訴那些人穿上救生衣,往水裡跳。”
幾分鐘後,助手回來報告:“這些人不肯往水裡跳。”“交給我吧,”船長命令道,“看我是怎麼做的。”
沒過多久,船長回來說:“他們都跳下去了。”
“你是怎麼做到的?”助手問。
“我運用了心理學。我告訴英國人這是體育鍛練,他就跳了。我告訴法國人這是流行的事,我告訴德國人這是命令,我告訴義大利人這是被禁止的。”