張亞榮
[英語原文]
The lecturer on evolution had been going on for nearly two hours.
“Let me ask the evolutionist a question,if we had tails like a baboon, where are they?”said the teacher.
“Ill venture an answer,”said an old lady, “We have worn them off sitting here so long.”
[漢語翻譯]
教進化論的老師已經(jīng)滔滔不絕地講了將近兩個小時。
他說:“讓我向進化論者提個問題,如果我們曾經(jīng)像狒狒那樣長著尾巴,那么現(xiàn)在它們到哪里去了?”
“我來試試看,”一個老太太說,“應(yīng)該是我們在這里坐了這么久把它們磨掉了吧?!?/p>
[小幽默大智慧]
老太太說話很有技巧,巧妙地借回答老師提問的機會,說出了自己想說的話——聽眾坐的時間太長了,如果屁股后面長著尾巴,它也會被磨掉的。
老師聽了老太太幽默的話,一定會醒悟過來——該下課啦!
(小好奇)