英语笑话

491　Is it on fire? 着火了吗？

I was playing golf with our town's fire chief when I hit a ball into the rough. As I headed for the brush to find my ball, the chief warned, “Be careful, the rattlesnakes are out.” He explained that calls had been coming in all week requesting assistance with removing the snakes. “You've got to be kidding,” I replied in astonishment. “People actually call you to help them with rattlesnakes? What do you say to them?” “Well,” said the chief, “the first thing I ask is, ‘Is it on fire?’”

我和我们小镇的消防队长一起打高尔夫球。我把球打到乱草丛里，就跑去找球。他警告我说：“小心，响尾蛇出洞了。”他解释说这个星期一直有电话进来，要求把响尾蛇抓走。我惊讶地回答说：“你肯定在开玩笑。人们真会让你帮忙抓走响尾蛇？那你怎么对他们说？”队长说：“嗯，我先问他们：‘着火了吗？’”