English Original
A judge in his golden years found retirement too dull. He volunteered as a librarian at his local branch.
A week later, his supervisor, a stern woman in her sixties, called him into her office. She cleared her throat and said, "I appreciate that as a judge you were stern with lawbreakers, and you bring that to your new job, which is commendable. But when someone has an overdue fine, you can't just..."
The judge interrupted, "I had to throw the book at him, or he'd think I was soft."
"I know," replied the librarian, "but the Oxford English Dictionary?"
中文翻译
一位正值暮年的法官觉得退休生活太过乏味，于是自愿在当地图书馆分馆担任图书管理员。
一周后，他那位六十多岁、神情严肃的女主管把他叫进办公室。她清了清嗓子说道：“我很欣赏你当法官时对违法者的严厉，并且把这种作风带到了新工作中，这值得称赞。但是，当有人欠缴逾期罚款时，你不能只是……”
法官打断了她的话：“我必须对他严惩不贷，否则他会觉得我好说话。”
“我知道，”图书管理员说，“但用《牛津英语词典》？”