One day a son asked his father what was the difference between "theory" and "reality". His father thought and then said "Go ask your Mother if she would sleep with the next door neighbor for a half million dollars.”

一天，儿子问他的爸爸“理论”与“现实”有什么区别。他的爸爸想了想，然后说:“去问问你妈妈，她是否愿意为了五十万美元去和隔壁邻居睡觉。”

The son went to his mother and asked her. She thought about it for a minute and

then said, "Yes，yes I would.’，The son returned to his father and told him her reply. The father then told the son to go ask his sister if she would sleep with the next door neighbor's son for a half million dollars. The son went to his sister and asked her. She thought about it for a minute and then replied, "Yes, yes I would.”

儿子找到他妈妈问了她那个问题。她想了一分钟后说:“是的，我愿意。”儿子回到他爸爸那里告诉了他妈妈的答案。孩子的爸爸又让儿子去问他的姐姐是否愿意为了五十万美元去和隔壁邻居的儿子睡觉。孩子找到他的姐姐问了那个问题。他姐姐想了一分钟然后告诉他，她也愿意。

The son returned to his father and told him his sister also said she would. The father said，"Well son，there you have it. In theory, we're living with a million bucks. In reality，we're living with a couple of whores.”

孩子回到他爸爸这里把姐姐的答案也告诉了他。爸爸说:“很好儿子，现在你就知道区别了。从理论上讲，我们家现在已经有一百万美元了。从现实来讲，我们家有两个妓女。”