外国最新英语幽默笑话精粹105:很高兴认识你(中英)
During World War Two, a lot of young women in Britain were in the army. Joan Phillips was one of them. She worked in a big camp, and of course met a lot of men, officers and soldiers.
第二次世界大战期间,英国的许多青年妇女在军中服役。琼·菲利普斯就是其中的一个。她在一个大军营里工作,自然结识了许多男人,既有军官,又有士兵。
One evening she met Captain Humphrey at a dance. He said to her, "I' m going abroad tomorrow, but I'd be very happy if we could write to each other.” Joan agreed, and they wrote for several months.
一天晚上,她在舞会上认识了汉弗莱兹上尉。他对她说:“明天我将出国,如果我们能相互通信,我将非常高兴。”琼同意了。他们书信来往,数月不断。
Then his letters stopped, but she received one from another officer, telling her that he had been wounded and was in a certain army hospital in England.
后来他的来信中断了,但她收到另一位军官的来信,信中告诉她汉弗莱兹受了伤,现住在英国某陆军医院里。
Joan went there and said to the matron, "I've come to visit captain Humphrey.”
琼找到那家医院,对护士长说:“我来探望汉弗莱兹上尉。”
Only relatives are allowed to visit patients here," the matron said.
“这里只允许亲属探望病人。”护士长说。
“Oh, that' s all right,”answered Joan." I'm his sister.”
“哦,那好吧,”琼回答说:“我是他妹妹。”
"I’m very pleased to meet you ,”the matron said,"I' m his mother!”
“很高兴认识你,”护士长说:“我是他的母亲。”
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