英语笑话

480　What is the total cost? 总共是多少钱？

Rushing to work, I was driving too fast and as a result was pulled over by the highway patrol. The state trooper noticed that my shirt had the name of a local high school on it. “I teach math there,” I explained. The trooper smiled, and said, “Okay, here's a problem. A teacher is speeding down the highway at 16 MPH over the limit. At $12 for every mile, plus $40 court costs, plus the rise in her insurance, what's her total cost?” I replied, “Taking that total, subtracting the low salary I receive, multiplying by the number of kids who hate math, I'd say zero.” He handed me back my license. “Math was never my favorite subject,” he admitted. “Please slow down.”

赶着上班，车开得太快，结果被高速公路巡警抓住了。警察注意到我的T恤衫上印有本地一所高中的名字。我解释说：“我在那里教数学。”警察笑了笑说：“给你做一道题。有一位老师在高速公路上以超过限速每小时12英里的速度行驶。每英里罚款12美元，加上法庭收费40美元，再加上增加的保险费，总共是多少钱？”我回答说：“拿这个总数减去我的低工资，乘以憎恶数学的学生人数，我说等于零。”他把我的驾驶执照还给我，说：“我从来不喜欢数学。请你开慢一点。”