English Original
A 747 was halfway across the Atlantic when the captain announced over the loudspeaker, "Attention, passengers. We have lost one of our engines, but we can certainly reach London with the three we have left. Unfortunately, we will arrive an hour late as a result."
Shortly thereafter, the passengers heard the captain's voice again, "Guess what, folks. We just lost our third engine, but please be assured we can fly with only one. We will now arrive in London three hours late."
At this point, one passenger became furious. "For Pete's sake," he shouted, "If we lose another engine, we'll be up here all night!"
中文翻译
一架747客机正飞行在大西洋中部，机长通过广播宣布：“旅客们请注意，我们的一个引擎失效了，但凭借剩下的三个引擎，我们肯定能抵达伦敦。不过，因此我们将晚点一小时。”
不久之后，乘客们再次听到机长的声音：“各位，你们猜怎么着？我们刚刚又失去了第三个引擎。但请放心，仅凭一个引擎我们也能飞行。现在，我们抵达伦敦的时间将推迟三小时。”
这时，一位乘客勃然大怒。“我的天啊，”他喊道，“如果再掉一个引擎，我们整晚都得待在天上了！”