38-好消息和坏消息

Goodnews and bad news

好消息和坏消息

AllI do is pay

"Myfamily is just like a nation," Mr. Brown told his colleague.

"Mywife is the Minister of finance, my mother-in-law is the Minister of war, andmy daughter is foreign secretary."

"Soundsinteresting," his colleague replied. "And what is yourposition?"

"I'mthe people. All I do is pay."

我要做的一切就是付钱

布朗先生告诉同事说：“我的家庭简直就像一个国家一样。我妻子是财政部长。我岳母是作战部长，我女儿是外交秘书。”

“听上去挺有意思的，”他的同事说，“那你的职务是什么呢？”

“我就是老百姓。我要做的一切就是付钱。”

Goodnews and bad news

"There'sgood news and bad news," the divorce lawyer told his client. "I couldsure use some good news," sighed the client.

"What'sit?"

"Yourwife isn't demanding that your future inheritances be included in thesettlement."

"Andthe bad news?"

"Afterthe divorce, she's marrying your father."

好消息和坏消息

离婚诉讼律师告诉他的顾客“有好消息还有坏消息。”

“我能确信有些好消息，”客户叹气道：“说说吧”。

“你的妻子没有对你未来继承的遗产提出要求。”

“那坏消息呢？”

“离婚后，她嫁给你父亲。”

今日生词本

inheritance[inˈheritəns] n. 遗传，遗产

今日知识点

看到I am the people这句时，让人想起美国二十世纪的伟大作家、“芝加哥诗人”卡尔·桑德堡（CarlSandburg）的那首诗：《我是人民、暴民》（（I Am the People, the Mob）。他还有一句名言：三种东西不招自来：爱情，嫉妒和恐惧。（Three who come unbidden: love, jealousy, fear.）