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这是一个关于两位老人的故事，这两位老人住在佛罗里达州可移动房营地。老头和老太太都已失去了他们的另一半。他们彼此已经认识好几年了。一天晚上，俱乐部里举行集体晚餐。两位老人和其他两位单身老人组成四人小组。他们两人晚上玩得很是愉快，都热情高涨。老头的眼神隔过餐桌，不时露出对老太太的爱慕。老太太害羞地回头冲他微笑。终于， 他鼓足勇气问她："你愿意嫁给我吗？’'老太太考虑了约六秒钟，回答：“当然，当然了，我愿意。"晚餐以一些更令人愉快的交流收尾，之后他们回到了各自的家中。 第二天早上，老头开始困惑不堪。她到底说的是“愿意"还是“不愿意”；他怎么也记不起来了。无论怎么绞尽脑汁，他就是想不起来。老头试图回想前天晚上的谈话，但大脑里一 片空白。他能够想起他是问了问题，但是要了他的命，他也记不起来老太太的答案了。于是他忐忑不安地颤抖着，握着电话给老太太打了 过去。首先,他解释说他的记性不像以前那么好了，然后就开始说昨天晚上过得多么愉快。 当他稍稍有点底气的时候，就问她：“昨天我问你是否愿意嫁给我的时候，你说的是‘愿意’还是，不愿意？” “不会吧，你个傻瓜，我说的是 ‘愿意’，我当然愿意了、我的意思的确是非常愿意。”老头高兴坏了，他感觉心都跳了。而老太太接着说：“我真高兴你给我打电话了，要不我怎么也不知道是谁问我的这个问题。’’ Two Elderly People This is a story of two elderly people living in a mobile home park in Florida. He was a widower and she was a widow. They had known one another for a number of years. One evening there was a community supper in the Club House, and the widower and widow made a foursome with two other singles. They had a wonderful evening and spirits were high. The widower sent a few admiring glances across the table, and the widow smiled coyly back at him. Finally, he plucked up his courage to ask her, “will you marry me?” After about six seconds of careful consideration, she answered, “yes. Yes, I will.The meal ended with a few more pleasant exchanges and they went to their respective homes. The next morning, the widower was troubled. Did she say ‘Yes’ or did she say ‘No’? He couldn't remember. Try as he would, he just could not recall. He went over the conversation of the previous evening，but his mind was blank. He remembered ask¬ing the question, but for the life of him he could not recall her response. With fear and trepidation, he picked up the phone and called her. First, he explained that he didn’t re¬member as well as he used to. Then he reviewed the lovely evening past. As he gained a little more courage he then inquired of her, “when I asked if you would marry me, did you say ‘Yes’ or did you say ‘No’？ “Why, you silly man, I said ‘Yes. Yes I will. And I meant it with all my heart.The widower was delighted. He felt his heart skip a beat. Then she continued, “and I am so glad you called because I couldn't remember who asked me.” |
