Prepare Yourself | 自己做好准备

English Original

A story around campus has it that a student once sent a telegram to his parents reading: "Mom — flunked all courses. Kicked out of school. Prepare Pop."

Two days later he received a response: "Pop prepared. Prepare yourself."


中文翻译

校园里流传着这样一个故事:一名学生曾给父母发了一封电报,上面写着:“妈妈,我所有课程都不及格,被学校开除了。让爸爸做好准备。”

两天后,他收到了回电:“爸爸已准备好。你自己做好准备吧!”

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