English Original
One winter morning, an employee explained why he had shown up for work 45 minutes late.
"It was so slippery out that for every step I took ahead, I slipped back two."
The boss eyed him suspiciously. "Oh, yeah? Then how did you ever get here?"
"I finally gave up," he said, "and started for home."
中文翻译
一个冬天的早晨,一名员工解释他为什么上班迟到了四十五分钟。
“外面太滑了,我每向前迈一步,就要向后滑两步。”
老板狐疑地看着他。“哦,是吗?那你是怎么到这里的?”
“最后我放弃了,”他说,“然后就开始往家走。”