A Gallant Blunder | 献错殷勤

English Original

At a dinner party, a shy young man had been trying to think of something nice to say to his hostess. At last he saw his chance when she turned to him and remarked, "What a small appetite you have tonight, Mr. Jones."

"To sit next to you," he replied gallantly, "would cause any man to lose his appetite."


中文翻译

在一次晚宴上,一位腼腆的年轻人一直在冥思苦想,希望能对女主人说些赞美的话。当女主人转向他并说道:“琼斯先生,您今晚的胃口可真小啊。”他终于等到了机会。

“坐在您身边,”他殷勤地回答道,“任何男人都会失去胃口的。”

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