英语笑话

566　Everything in Duplicate 什么都要双份

Military cost-cutting has hit everything, including toilet paper. Only the cheapest graces our latrines. So when a couple of boxes filled with the two-ply tissue fell in our laps, it was like manna from heaven. But, it was all a mistake. The boxes had been intended for the officers club. “I should have known,” grumbled the supply sergeant. “Our officers demand everything in duplicate!”

削减军费已经影响到每一件事，包括厕所用的手纸。只有最便宜的才会赐给兵营的厕所用。因此，当我们收到两箱双层手纸的时候，就像天上掉吗哪（注：圣经故事）一样。但是，这是一个错误。这两箱是要发往军官俱乐部的。军需中士嘟囔着说：“我早该知道，我们的军官什么都是要双份的。”