英语笑话

970　Change road sign 改路牌

Our bumpy, potholed street had no outlet, and a sign reading “Not a through street” was posted at its entrance. For years I watched through my window as cars rumbled down the battered roadway. One day I looked outside and was delighted to see that a crew had finally been dispatched to do the repaving. When the job was done, one worker walked over to our road sign and covered up a couple of letters by a piece of tape. The sign now reads “Not a rough street.”

我们这条坑坑洼洼的街道是一条死胡同。在它的入口处钉了一块牌子，写着“Not a through street（此路不通，不是能通过的街道）”。许多年来我一直看着汽车轰隆隆地在崎岖不平的路上开过。一天，我很高兴地看到有一队人马分散开来，做重铺路面的工作。当工作完成以后，一个工人走到我们的路牌那里，用胶带盖住两个字母。这块牌子现在读起来是“Not a rough street（不是坑坑洼洼的街道）”。