3. Somebody under the bed
Jerry went to a psychiatrist1. "Doc.," he said, "I've got trouble. Every time I get into bed, I think there's somebody under it. I'm going crazy!"
Just put yourself in my hands for one year, said the psychiatrist. "Come to me three times a week, and I'll cure2 your fears."
How much do you charge?
A hundred dollars per visit.
I'll think about it, said Jerry.
Six months later the doctor met Jerry on the street. "Why didn't you ever come to see me again?" Asked the psychiatrist.
For a hundred bucks3 a visit? The bartender4 cured me for $10.
Is that so! How?
He told me to cut the legs off the bed! Ain't nobody under there now!!!
Notes:
1. psychiatrist 精神科医生
2. cure 治愈
3. buck (俚语)美元
4. bartender 酒吧招待员
床底下有人
杰瑞去看精神科医生。“医生,我有些不对劲。每次睡觉的时候,我都感觉有人在床下。我要疯了!”
“给我一年时间”,医生说,“每周来三次,我会治好你。”
“费用是多少呢?”
“每次一百美元。”
“我会认真考虑的。”杰瑞答道。
六个月后,医生和杰瑞在街上相遇了。“为什么你再也没来呢?”医生问。“一次一百美元吗?有个酒吧招待员收了十块钱就把我治好了。”
“真的?他怎么做到的?”
“他让我把床腿锯掉。现在床底下没人了!”
Useful link:
美国波士顿郊外有一家精神病院——麦克林(McLean)诗人精神病院,属于宾夕法尼亚州立医院的一部分。它算不上美国最老的医院,也不是全国最好的精神病医院,但可以说是美国最具贵族气质的诗人精神病疗养机构,同时也是美国最具文学特色的机构之一。近150年来,这座精神病院不仅成为专治诗人精神病的地方,也成为培养和造就著名诗人的圣地。