English Original
As a stranger entered a little country store, he noticed a sign warning, "Danger! Beware of dog!" posted on the glass door. Inside, he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register.
"Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?" he asked the owner.
"Yep, that's him," came the reply.
The stranger couldn't help but be amused. "That certainly doesn't look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"
"Because," the owner explained, "Before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him!"
中文翻译
一名陌生人走进一家乡间小店，看到玻璃门上贴着一个告示牌，写着“危险！小心有狗！”。进去后，他看到一条温顺的老猎犬正趴在收银台旁的地板上睡觉。
“这就是大家要小心的那只狗吗？”他问店主。
“是的，就是它。”店主回答。
陌生人不禁觉得好笑。“在我看来，这狗一点也不危险。你究竟为什么要贴那个告示呢？”
“因为，”店主解释道，“在我贴告示之前，人们总是被它绊倒！”