The Shell Sign | 壳牌广告牌

English Original

A man was driving to work when a truck ran a stop sign, hit his car broadside, and knocked him unconscious. Passersby pulled him from the wreck and revived him. He began to struggle violently and had to be sedated by the paramedics. Later, when he had calmed down, they asked him why he had struggled so much. He said, "I remember the impact, then nothing. I woke up on a concrete slab in front of a huge, flashing 'Shell' sign. And somebody was standing in front of the 'S.'"


中文翻译

一名男子正开车去上班,一辆卡车闯了停车标志,从侧面撞上了他的车,将他撞得不省人事。路人将他从残骸中拉出并唤醒了他。他开始剧烈挣扎,医护人员不得不给他注射了镇静剂。后来,等他平静下来,他们问他为何如此挣扎。他说:“我记得撞击,然后就什么都不知道了。我醒来时躺在一块水泥板上,面前是一个巨大的、闪烁的‘壳牌(Shell)’广告牌。而有人正站在那个‘S’字母前面。”

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