英语笑话

652　A Big Surprise 大出所料

In a remote village in West Africa, I befriended Alpha, one of the local men on our building crew. Alpha was impressed with my tool set and was amazed to find a woman working in construction. He'd bring extra rice and greens for lunch and we'd sit and talk. He asked about my husband, and I told him I wasn't married. Alpha said he wanted sons and that he would marry soon. He wondered whether I'd stay in his country, and then surprised me by saying he had an important question for me. I was nervous about his impending marriage proposal, and the next day Alpha was solemn as he asked if I was ready to answer his question. I nodded. “When you go back to America,” he said, “may I have your trowel?”

在西非的一个村庄，我和阿尔法交上了朋友。他是在我们建筑工程队工作的当地人。阿尔法对于能在建筑工程队看到一个女人十分惊讶，对于我的成套工具赞叹不已。他常多带一些米饭和蔬菜，我们就坐在一起交谈。他打听我的丈夫，我说我还没有结婚。阿尔法说他快要结婚了，他想要很多儿子。他问我会不会留在他们国家。然后出乎意料地对我说，他有一个重要问题要问我。我很紧张他会不会向我求婚。第二天，阿尔法表情庄重地问我是不是准备好回答他的问题。我点点头。他说：“当你回美国的时候，能不能把你的泥抹子送给我？”