英语笑话

324　Official U.S. Government Property 美国政府官方的财产

The day I immigrated to the United States, I was given an alien ID card that featured a cute photo of me at age 15. Years later, when I went to the courthouse to become a citizen, a clerk confiscated my card. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “We burn it” was the answer. “Could you please cut the photo off and let us keep it?” I asked. “Certainly not,” said the clerk. “This card is official U.S. government property. As such it cannot be mutilated before it's destroyed.”

我移民到美国来的时候，发给我一张外国人身份证，上面贴着我15岁时的逗人喜爱的照片。过了几年，当我到法庭加入美国籍的时候，一名职员收去了我的身份证。我问他：“你们要怎样处理它？”他回答说：“把它烧掉。”我问：“你能不能把照片剪下来，让我保存？”他回答说：“肯定不行。这张身份证是美国政府官方的财产。因此，在它被毁掉以前，不能被肢解。”