外国最新英语幽默笑话精粹207:世界标准(中英)
In my university bookshop the other day, inquiring about the availability of a book for my research, I told the Lady behind the counter that I had all the details of the book,and asked if she wanted the Title, Author list, Publisher, or what?
一天,在大学的书店里,我要为我的研究借一本书,我告诉柜台后的一位女士有关这本书的详细情况,问她是否需要书的名字、作者名单、出版社及别的。
"The ISBN number is all I need. It’s the world standard. With the ISBN number, I can locate the book on the computer and order it for you.”
“我只需要国际标准书号,它是世界标准,有了这个号码,我就可以从计算机里查到这本书在哪里并订购。”
I handed over the sheet of paper with the details and pointed to the ISBN number.
我递给了她一张纸,上面记着有关书的详细内容,并指给她国际标准书号。
"Oh, damn,you've got the American ISBN number, and we need the European ISSN number.”
“噢,该死的,你这是美国的国际标准书号,我所需要的是欧洲的国际标准书号。”
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