English Original
An elderly man visited his doctor and began to describe his ailments. As the doctor inquired further, the man explained, "Well, Doc, after climbing to the first floor, I'm extremely tired. After the second, I feel completely worn out. After the third, my heart starts pounding. After the fourth, I break out in a cold sweat. And after the fifth, I'm so exhausted, I feel like I'm going to die right then and there!"
"That's incredible," said the doctor. "But how old are you?"
"Eighty-five," replied the patient.
The doctor said, "Well, at 85, why don't you just stop after the first floor?"
The man answered, "I can't stop. I live on the fifth floor!"
中文翻译
一位老人去看医生，开始描述他的不适。医生进一步询问时，老人解释道：“医生啊，我爬到一楼后，就累得不行。到二楼，感觉筋疲力尽。到三楼，心跳开始加速。到四楼，直冒冷汗。到五楼时，我疲惫不堪，感觉当场就要死了！”
“这太不可思议了，”医生说，“但你今年多大年纪了？”
“八十五岁，”病人回答。
医生说：“嗯，八十五岁了，你为什么不在爬完一楼后就停下来呢？”
老人答道：“我不能停啊，我住在五楼！”