A man went to visit his 90 year old grandfather in a secluded, rural
area of the state. After spending the night, his grandfather prepared
breakfast for him consisting of eggs and bacon. He noticed a
film-like substance on his plate and he questioned his grandfather,
"Are these plates clean?"
一個小夥子去看望隱居在鄉下90多歲的爺爺。住了一晚上,爺爺
早晨起來給他準備炒蛋加倍根。 他看到盤子上有一層薄膜似的東西,問他爺爺:「這盆子乾淨嗎?」
His grandfather replied, "Those plates are as clean as cold water can get them so go on and finish your meal."
爺爺回答說:「這些盤子是冷水所能做到的最好的了,繼續吃吧,吃完」。
That afternoon, while eating the hamburgers his grandfather made for
lunch, he noticed tiny specks around the edge of this plate, and a
substance that looked like dried egg yolks. So he asked again, "Are
you sure these plates are clean?"
中午吃爺爺給他準備的漢堡包時,發現盤子邊上有斑點,像是雞蛋黃。於是又問:「這盆子真的乾淨嗎?」
Without looking up from his hamburger, the grandfather says, "I told
you before, those dishes are as clean as cold water can get them, now
don't ask me about it anymore!"
爺爺根本沒看他的漢堡包,說:「我和你講過,
這是冷水所能做到的最好的了,別再問我了!」
Later that afternoon, he was on his way out to get dinner in a nearby
town. As he was leaving, Grandfather's dog started to growl and
would not let him pass, "Grandfather, your dog won't let me out."
下午,他出去買晚餐,爺爺的狗攔住他不讓走。「爺爺,你的狗不讓我走」。
Without diverting his attention from the football game he was
watching, Grandfather shouted, " "COLD WATER", GET OUT OF THE WAY!"
正在看橄欖球比賽的爺爺頭也沒抬,大喊一聲:「冷水,讓開道!」