英语笑话

860　What a waste 白费力气

My wife asked me to help one of our neighbors, a young mother whose sailor husband was at sea. Her car had to have something called a freeze plug replaced—a job that took two days. Then I discovered the battery was dead and the starter was shot, so I fixed those too. Days later I proudly handed the woman her keys saying, “Now your car is good for many more miles.” “Thanks,” she said. “All I care is it runs long enough to make it to the dealer. I'm trading it in tomorrow.”

我太太让我帮助我们的一个邻居，一个年轻的妈妈。她的海员丈夫出海去了。我花了两天时间替她换了冰冻塞，又发现电瓶没电了，启动器也坏了，就也帮她修好了。当我自豪地把她的车钥匙还给她的时候，我说：“现在你的车又可以开很多里程了。”她说：“谢谢。我关心的只是能不能开到汽车销售商那里。明天我的车就要去以旧换新了。”