You Bet Your Life | 赌上你的性命

English Original

Bob, a handsome man, walked into a sports bar just before 10 PM. He sat next to a blonde woman at the bar and looked up at the TV, where the 10 o'clock news was beginning. The report showed a man standing on the ledge of a tall building, preparing to jump.

The blonde looked at Bob and asked, "Do you think he'll jump?"

"I bet he will," Bob replied.

"Well, I bet he won't," she said.

Bob placed a $20 bill on the bar and declared, "You're on!"

As the blonde put her money down, the man on TV performed a swan dive off the building to his death.

Visibly upset, the blonde handed her $20 to Bob. "Fair's fair. Here's your money."

"I can't take it," Bob said. "I saw this story on the 5 o'clock news, so I knew he would jump."

"I saw it too," the blonde replied. "But I didn't think he'd do it again!"

Bob took the money.


中文翻译

鲍勃,一位英俊的男子,在晚上十点前走进了一家运动酒吧。他在吧台旁一位金发女士身边坐下,抬头看向电视,十点新闻刚刚开始。新闻报道了一名男子站在高楼边缘,准备跳楼。

金发女郎看着鲍勃问道:“你觉得他会跳吗?”

“我打赌他会跳,”鲍勃回答。

“嗯,我赌他不会,”她说。

鲍勃将一张20美元钞票放在吧台上,宣称:“赌定了!”

就在金发女郎也放下钱时,电视上的男子以一个天鹅式的跳水动作从楼顶跃下,坠亡。

金发女郎显然很沮丧,把她的20美元递给鲍勃。“愿赌服输。你的钱。”

“我不能拿,”鲍勃说。“我在五点的新闻上看过这则报道,所以我知道他会跳。”

“我也看过了,”金发女郎回答。“但我没想到他会跳一次!”

鲍勃收下了钱。

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