英语笑话

939　In a wreck 健康情况极差

I recently returned to work after a year abroad with the Army Reserve. On my first day back, a co-worker took me aside. “How are you?” he asked, looking concerned. “Do you feel all right?” “I'm fine,” I replied, nonplussed. “Great!” he said. “I heard that you were away from work for a year because you were in a wreck.” It took a minute before it dawned on me what he meant. “Iraq,” I said finally. “I've just come back from Iraq.”

和陆军预备队在海外度过一年以后，我又回来工作了。上班第一天，一个同事把我拉到一边，很关心地问我：“你好吗？没有不舒服吗？”我不知所措地回答：“挺好。”他说：“太好了。我听说你离职一年是因为健康情况极差。”我想了很久才明白他是什么意思。我说：“伊拉克。我刚从伊拉克回来。”（他把伊拉克Iraq听成了in a wreck，健康情况极差。）