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过去有个年轻人，他对自己的力气很有信心，愿出1000美元和别人打赌。他能把一只柠檬里的汁全部挤到一个玻璃杯里。如果有谁还能再挤出一滴来，他将赢得这笔钱。 许多人都来试，有举重运动员，也有卡车司机，但是没有一个人能做到。一天，一个骨瘦如柴的小个子男人走过来低声说:“我愿意打这个赌。” 在场的人都哈哈大笑，但年轻人同意了。他抓起一只柠檬挤了挤，然后递给小个子男人。 这个瘦小的男人用手紧握着柠檬，向玻璃杯中挤出了6滴柠檬汁,在场每个人都大感意外。 人们齐声喝彩，年轻人只好支付了 1000美元，并问这个小个子男人：“你是干什么的？是举重运动员还是什么？” 男子回答说：“我在美国国税局工作。” 注:美国国税局:简写是IRS，全称是Internal Revenue Service I Work for the IRS Once there was a young man who was so confident in his strength that he offered a S1000 bet. He would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass. Anyone who could squeeze one more drop of juice out would win the money. Many people, including weight lifters and truck drivers, had tried, but nobody could do it. One day a scrawny little man came up and said in a low voice, "I’d like to try the bet.” People all laughed, but the young man said OK. He grabbed a lemon, and squeezed it. Then he handed it to the little man. The thin man clenched his fist around the lemon and, to everyone's surprise, six drops fell into the glass. As the crowd cheered, the young man paid the $ 1000, and asked the little man, "What do you do for a living? Are you a weight lifter, or what?” |
