英语笑话

949　New Larger Bills 新的更贵的账单

I do the water billing for a small city. Customers complained about our postcardsized bills which they said looked too much like junk mail. So we decided to start sending full-sized bills in envelopes. The month before we made the switch, I had a note printed on the cards, announcing the change. Two days later, I heard someone yelling at our receptionist, “Is this some kind of joke?” When the customer threw his bill on the desk, I saw his point. The note was printed: “Coming Soon! New Larger Bills!”

我在一个小镇上收水费。顾客们抱怨说我们的明信片大小的账单看上去就像是垃圾邮件。所以我们决定改成用信封装的正规账单。在做改变之前一个月，我让他们在账单上印一个更改通知。两天以后，我听见有人对接待员大喊：“这是一个笑话吗？”当这个顾客把账单扔在桌子上的时候，我明白了他指的是什么。印在账单上的通知是“即将到来！新的大账单！（更贵的账单）”。