双语笑话

符蓉

A shoplifter was caught red-handed trying to steal a watch from a jewelry store. “Listen，” said the shoplifter， “I know you dont want any trouble either. What do you say I just buy the watch， and we forget about this？”

一个小偷在一家珠宝店企图偷走一只手表的时候被当场擒获。“听着，”小偷说，“我知道你们也不想惹麻烦。我把这只表买下，然后我们就当什么也没发生，你看怎样？”

The manager agreed and wrote up the sales slip. The shoplifter looked at the slip and said， “This is a little more than I intended to spend. Can you show me something less expensive？”

经理表示同意，然后列了一张售货单。小偷看着单子说道：“这比我最初的预算稍稍高了一点。你们还有没有便宜一点的东西？”

Two friends were talking about work， when one asked， “Say， why did the foreman fire you？”

两个朋友正在谈工作，其中一个问：“为什么你被领班开除了？”

Replied the second， “Well， you know how a foreman is always standing around and watch others work. My foreman got jealous. People started thinking I was the foreman.”

另一个答道：“你知道领班是经常站在旁边看别人干活的。我的领班嫉妒了，因为别人开始以为我是领班。”