English Original
A farmer and his son, traveling by horse and buggy along a narrow lane, met a motorist coming the other way. There was no room to pass for two miles in either direction. The impatient motorist honked his horn.
"If you don't back up," said the farmer, rolling up his sleeves, "I won't like what I'm going to have to do." Surprised, the driver put his car in reverse and backed up two miles, allowing the horse and buggy to pass.
Later, the son asked, "What was it you wouldn't have liked to do back there?"
"Back up two miles," replied the farmer.
中文翻译
一位农民和他的儿子驾着马车沿着一条狭窄的小路前行，遇到一位司机正从对面驶来。两个方向两英里内都没有空间可供错车。不耐烦的司机按响了喇叭。
“如果你不后退，”农民卷起袖子说道，“我可不喜欢我接下来不得不做的事。”司机很惊讶，挂上倒挡，向后倒了两英里，让马车先过去了。
之后，儿子问道：“你刚才说不喜欢做的事是什么？”
“倒车两英里。”农民回答。