英语笑话

372　In nursing home 在老人院

One evening a family brings their frail, elderly mother to a nursing home and leaves her, hoping she will be well cared for. The next morning, the nurses bathe her, feed her a tasty breakfast, and set her in a chair at a window overlooking a lovely flower garden. She seems OK, but after a while she slowly starts to lean over sideways in her chair. Two attentive nurses immediately rush up to catch her and straighten her up. But after a while she starts to tilt to the other side. The nurses rush back and once more bring her back upright. This goes on all morning. Later the family arrives to see how the old woman is adjusting to her new home. “So, Ma, how is it here? Are they treating you all right?” they ask. “It's pretty nice,” she replies. “Except they won't let you fart.”

一天傍晚，一家人把他们年老体弱的母亲送到老人院，希望她能得到很好的照顾。第二天早上，护士们给她洗澡，喂她吃可口的早餐，并且让她坐在窗前的椅子上，看着美丽的花园。她看上去不错。不过，过了一会儿她就在椅子上慢慢地向一侧倾斜。两个照看她的护士马上跑过去抓住她，并把她扶直。但是，过了一会儿她又慢慢地向另一侧倾斜。照看她的护士又马上跑过去把她扶直。这样继续了整整一上午。后来，这家人来看这位老太太是不是适应新的生活。他们问：“妈妈，这里怎么样？他们对你好不好？”她回答：“挺不错。只是他们不让我放屁。”