英语笑话

990　Retain 保留，挡住

The mini-uprising resulted when the boss threatened to end our weekly delivery of bottled water. She eventually backed down. But in defusing the situation, she caused mass confusion when she announced, “I am happy to report we can retain water.”

老板扬言要取消每星期送来的瓶装水激起了一股小骚动。最后她让步了。但是，在平息骚动的同时，她的话引起了更多的困惑：“我高兴地报告：我们可以retain水了。”（retain：保留、挡住）