038 A Mistake 搞错了

外国人讲：

An American，a Scot and a Canadian were killed in a car accident.They arrived at the gates of heaven，where aflustered St.Peter explained that there had been a mistake. “Give me$500 each，”he said，“and I’ll return you to earth as if the whole thing never happened.” “Done！”said the American.Instantly，he

found himself standing unhurt near the scene. “Where are the others？”asked a medic. “Last I knew，”said the American，“the Scot

was haggling price，and the Canadian was

arguing that his government should pay.”

1accident[＇æksΙdənt]n.事故

2gate[ɡeΙt]n.大门

3fluster[＇flʌstə]v.使酩醉

4instantly[＇ΙnstəntlΙ]adv.立即地将把你们送回人间，就像什么都没有发生过一样。”

中国人讲：

一位美国人、一位苏格兰人和一位加拿大人在一场车祸中丧生。他们到达了天堂的门口。在那里，醉醺醺的圣彼得解释说是搞错了。“每人给我500美元，”他说，“我

美国人说：“成交！”马上，他发现自己毫不损伤地站在了现场附近。

一名医生问道：“其他人在哪儿？”

那名美国人说：“在我离开之前，看见那个苏格兰人正在砍价，而那名加拿大人正在争辩说应该由他的政府来出这笔钱。”