English Original
An engineer dies and reports to the pearly gates. St. Peter checks his dossier and says, "Ah, you're an engineer ... you're in the wrong place." So, the engineer reports to the gates of hell and is let in.
Pretty soon, the engineer gets dissatisfied with the level of comfort in hell and starts designing and building improvements. After a while, they've got air conditioning, flush toilets, and escalators; the engineer soon becomes a pretty popular guy.
One day, God calls Satan on the telephone and says with a sneer: "So, how's it going down there in hell?"
Satan replies: "Hey, things are going great! We've got air conditioning, flush toilets, and escalators! And there's no telling what this engineer is going to come up with next!"
God exclaims: "What? You've got an engineer? That's a mistake! He should never have gotten down there; send him up here."
Satan, standing his ground, challenges: "No way. I like having an engineer on the staff, and I'm keeping him."
God replies threateningly: "Send him back up here or I'll sue!"
Satan laughs uproariously and answers: "Yeah, right! And just where are YOU going to find a lawyer?"
中文翻译
一位工程师去世后，来到了天堂的珍珠门前。圣彼得查阅了他的档案，说道：“啊，你是位工程师……你来错地方了。”于是，工程师去了地狱之门并被放了进去。
很快，工程师对地狱的舒适度感到不满，开始设计和建造各种改进设施。不久之后，地狱里装上了空调、抽水马桶和自动扶梯；工程师很快就成了个相当受欢迎的人。
一天，上帝打电话给撒旦，讥讽地问道：“那么，你那边地狱的情况怎么样啊？”
撒旦回答：“嘿，好极了！我们有了空调、抽水马桶和自动扶梯！而且天知道这位工程师接下来还会搞出什么新花样！”
上帝惊呼：“什么？你那里有个工程师？这是个错误！他本不该去你那儿的；把他送上来。”
撒旦坚持立场，反驳道：“没门儿。我喜欢有个工程师在团队里，我要留下他。”
上帝威胁地回复道：“把他送回来，不然我就起诉你！”
撒旦放声大笑，答道：“好啊，说得对！可你上哪儿去找律师呢？”