英语笑话

800　Make $22,000 a year 一年挣两万二

One afternoon I was in our living room reading the sports pages. “This pitcher earns $2.2 million a year just for throwing a ball straight,” I ranted to my wife. “Anyone can do that.” I picked up a rubber ball that was lying next to my chair and threw it at a couch cushion. “Look at that,” I bragged. “Bull's-eye!” My wife tossed the ball back and I threw again, hitting dead center. “Two in a row,” I cheered. My third toss went wild and ricocheted into one of my wife's favorite pictures, knocking it off the end table. She didn't even look up. “And that,” she said, “is why you make $22,000 a year.”

一天下午，我在客厅里看报纸的体育版。我愤愤不平地对太太说：“这个投手一年赚220万美金，就因为球投得直。这活谁都能干。”我捡起椅子边上的一个橡皮球，朝沙发垫子扔过去。“你瞧，正中目标。”太太把球扔还给我，我又扔了一次，打在正中。我欢呼起来：“连中两次！”我第三次扔偏了。反弹到我太太喜欢的一张画上，把它从沙发桌上打下去。她连眼睛都没抬一下，说：“这就是为什么你一年挣两万二。”