唯一的补救办法

张亚荣

[英语原文]

A neighbour intended to make fun of Tom and told him："Last night a mouse crept into my stomach while I was sleeping. What shall I do？"

"What you must do at once is to find yourself a live cat and swallow it. That's the only remedy for you." was Tom 's immediate rejoinder.

[汉语翻译]

汤姆的邻居想跟他开个玩笑，便对他说：“昨天晚上我睡觉的时候，有只老鼠爬进了我的肚子里，我该怎么办呢？”

汤姆随即回答道：“你必须立刻找一只活的猫吞下去，这是唯一的补救办法。”

[小幽默大智慧]

汤姆反应敏捷，就事论事，用猫来捉老鼠，妙趣横生。

（淘 淘）