英语笑话

786　Odds are good but the goods are odd 少的是好的，但好的是少的

A young woman was our guide on a tour of the old Gold Rush town. I'd heard how guys are the majority in that part of the country, so I asked her: “What's the ratio of men to women here?” “About one to one. But I'm told Juneau has something like ten men for every woman,” she said. “Why didn't you move there?” I said. “The odds seem so much better.” “Oh, the odds are good,” she acknowledged with a smile, “but the goods are odd.”

我们在一个淘金热时期的小镇旅游时，一个年轻女子是我们的导游。我曾经听说在我国的这个地区，男人是绝对多数。于是就问她：“这里男人和女人的比例是多少？”“差不多一比一。不过，我听说在朱诺，大约是十比一。”我说：“那你为什么不搬到那里去？奇货可居呀。”她微笑着认同说：“少的是好的，但好的是少的。”