English Original
An elderly gentleman with failing eyesight checked into a hotel room, carrying a bottle of wine in each hand. On the wall, he mistook a fly for a nail. The moment he tried to hang the bottles on it, they fell and shattered, spilling wine all over the floor.
A waitress discovered the mishap and, feeling deep sympathy for him, decided to help. The next morning while the old man was walking in the roof garden, she hammered a nail into the exact spot where the fly had been.
Later, the old man returned to his room. The smell of the spilled wine reminded him of the accident. Looking up at the wall, he saw the "fly" there again! He crept closer and slapped it with all his might.
Hearing a loud cry, the kind-hearted waitress rushed in. To her astonishment, the poor old man was sitting on the floor, teeth clenched and his right hand bleeding.
中文翻译
一位视力衰退的老绅士入住酒店客房，双手各拿着一瓶酒。墙上有一只苍蝇，他误以为是一颗钉子。就在他试图把酒瓶挂上去的瞬间，瓶子掉落摔碎，酒洒了一地。
一名女服务员发现了这个意外，对他深感同情，决定出手相助。第二天早上，趁老人在屋顶花园散步时，她在苍蝇停留过的确切位置钉上了一颗钉子。
之后，老人回到房间。洒出的酒味让他想起了早先的事故。他抬头看向墙壁，发现那只“苍蝇”又在那里！他小心翼翼地靠近，用尽全力拍了下去。
听到一声大叫，好心的女服务员冲了进来。令她震惊的是，可怜的老人正坐在地板上，牙关紧咬，右手血流不止。