英语笑话

326　A Classified Joke 保密的笑话

As a fluid-dynamics engineer, I was invited to give a lecture at a classified meeting attended by military officials. To break the ice, I began my talk with a joke. Several days later, at a restaurant, I ran into a naval officer who had heard my speech. “Would you mind repeating that joke here?” he asked. “That way it won't be considered confidential anymore, and I can tell it to others.”

作为一个流体动力学工程师，我应邀到一个由军事要员参加的机密会议上讲课。为了活跃气氛，我先讲了一个笑话。过了几天，我在餐馆里碰到一个听了我的课的海军军官。他问我：“你能不能在这里再把那个笑话讲一遍？这样，这个笑话就不是保密的，我就可以去说给别人听了?！?