英语笑话

852　Fixed Income 固定收入

A client stopped by my office at the United Way and took a seat. He was in a bind, he said. He'd gone through all his money and needed help paying his next utility bill. I told him I'd do what I could. As I took down his information, he raised an excellent question. “Why,” he asked dolefully, “do they call it ‘fixed income’ when I'm broke all the time?”

一个当事人走进我在慈善机构“联合之路”的办公室坐下来。他说他正处于困境之中。他的钱全部用完了，需要我们帮助他付下一份水电费账单。我告诉他我会尽我所能。在我记录他的有关信息的时候，他提了一个极好的问题。他愁眉苦脸地问：“我一直处于破产之中，为什么他们还说是‘固定收入’呢？”