英语笑话

339　Make triplicate copies before destroy 在销毁之前请复印一式三份

Responsible for the overall closing of a military base, I was reviewing voluminous files. I found some old records that were of no possible value, and sent a letter to Washington requesting permission to destroy them. The reply read as follows: “Permission is given to destroy the records, but please make triplicate copies of them first.”

我负责全面处理一个军事基地的关闭事宜，正在审阅大量的文件。我发现有一些老的记录不可能再有使用价值，就发了一封信给华盛顿，请求批准销毁这些记录。我收到的答复如下：“兹批准销毁这些记录。不过，在销毁之前，请复印一式三份。”