英语笑话

713　John XXIII Hall 约翰二十三世会堂

As a Dominican sister, I lived in a convent named for a deceased pope. One day while wearing contemporary clothes instead of my habit, I drove into a gas station to get the communal car filled up. After the young attendant topped off the tank, he walked toward my car window to return my credit card. The young man looked at me shyly and pointed to the convent's name, John XXIII Hall, imprinted on the card. “Pardon me,” he asked hesitantly, “but how do you pronounce your husband's middle name?”

我是一个天主教道明修道会的修女，住在一个以已故教皇名字命名的女修道院里。有一天，我没有穿法衣，只是穿着便装就开着公用车去加油。年轻的工作人员替我加完油以后，走到我的车窗前还我信用卡。这个年轻人腼腆地看着我，指着卡上印的女修道院的名字问：“对不起，你丈夫的中间名字怎么发音？”