English Original
An American visiting Scotland met a shepherd with a beautiful sheepdog. The American offered the owner $50 for the dog, but the shepherd refused. "I couldn't part with Jack," he said.
Just then, a man with an English accent walked up and made the same offer. The shepherd agreed, pocketed the money, and handed over the dog.
The American was very angry. "You told me you wouldn't sell that dog," he cried.
"No, no," said the shepherd. "I said I couldn't part with him. England is not that far away, and Jack will be back in a couple of days. But he couldn't swim the Atlantic."
中文翻译
一位访问苏格兰的美国人遇到一位牧羊人，他带着一只漂亮的牧羊犬。美国人出价50美元想买这只狗，但牧羊人拒绝了。他说：“我不能和杰克分开。”
就在这时，一个带英格兰口音的男子走过来，出了同样的价钱。牧羊人同意了，收下钱，把狗交了出去。
美国人非常生气。“你告诉过我你不会卖那只狗的，”他喊道。
“不，不，”牧羊人说。“我说的是我不能和他分开。英格兰离这儿不远，杰克过几天就会回来。可是，他游不过大西洋呀。”