英语笑话

693　How on earth did you do that? 你究竟为什么要这么干？

I was sitting in the foyer of a bank when a young man walked by, and then stopped for a moment on his way out. I noticed that one of the latches on his overstuffed briefcase was unfastened, putting strain on the remaining latch. “You're going to lose the contents of your briefcase,” I warned him. Just then the case burst open. He stared at me with something akin to fear in his eyes as he gasped, “How on earth did you do that?”

我正坐在银行的门厅里，一个小伙子从旁边经过。在出去的时候，他停了一下。我注意到，他那个塞得满满的小提箱有一个弹簧锁已经弹开了，所有的分量都靠剩下的那个弹簧锁支撑。我提醒他说：“你小提箱里的东西要掉出来了。”恰巧这时候他的小提箱崩开了。他用充满恐惧的眼神盯着我，喘着气说：“你究竟为什么要这么干？”