英语笑话

648　She didn't bend for most of her life 她大半辈子没有弯腰

My friend's mother is a proper Southern lady and a passionate gardener who spends hours outside with her plants. In her neighborhood, where she has lived most of her life, no one has fences and every yard is open to the next. Recently one of her longtime neighbors, an elderly man, moved away. “Are you going to miss him?” my friend asked. “Actually I'm relieved,” her mother replied. “Now I can bend over.”

我朋友的妈妈是个循规蹈矩的南方妇人。她是一个敬业的花匠，每天花费好几个小时侍弄她的植物。在她居住了大半生的地方，大家都没有围栏，每一块地都是开放式的。最近，一个和她邻居多年的老头搬走了，我朋友问他的妈妈会不会想他。他妈妈说：“实际上我松了一口气。现在我可以弯腰干活了。”