英语笑话

913　It's easier just to be Ed 还是叫艾德比较方便

After one of the machines at work suddenly went on the fritz, I called the repair service and asked to speak to the manager, Ahmed. “Hello, Ed speaking. How can I help you?” said the guy who answered the phone. “Sorry,” I said. “I was looking for Ahmed.” “This is Ahmed,” came the reply. “How can I help you?” “I thought you said your name was Ed?” I asked. “It is. But whenever I say ‘Ahmed,’ people think I'm saying ‘I'm Ed.’ So I figured it's easier just to be Ed.”

我们的一台机器突然发生故障，我就打电话给修理服务部，找经理阿迈德说话。接电话的人说：“你好，我是艾德，我能为你做什么？”我说：“对不起，我找阿迈德。”回答是：“我就是阿迈德。我能帮你做什么？”我问：“你刚才不是说你的名字叫艾德吗？”“是的。但是当我说‘阿迈德’的时候，大家以为我说‘我是艾德’。所以我想我还是叫艾德比较方便。”