久々!英語の冗談メイルより
久し振りです。 カナダに住む友人達から回ってくる冗談メイルより、お気に入りだけをまとめて載せてみます♪ 「New Elingsh」 Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in what oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe. Meiはスペルを間違う事が多いので、とても勇気付けられます(笑)!「Flying Home」 A student was heading home for the holidays. When she got to the airline counter, she presented her ticket to New York. As she gave the agent her luggage, she made the remark, "I'd like you to send my green suitcase to Hawaii, and my red suitcase to London." The confused agent said, "I'm sorry, we can't do that." "Really??? I am so relieved to hear you say that because that's exactly what you did to my luggage last year!" 私も一度、航空会社に泣かされた事あり。(←本当に泣いた) 次に利用する時は、こう言ってみようかな? 「The interview」Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young Engineer fresh out of Texas A&M, "And what starting salary were you looking for?" The Engineer said, "In the neighbourhood of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package." The interviewer said, "Well, what would you say to a package of 5 weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, a company matching retirement fund for 50% of your salary, and a company car leased every 2 years -- say, a red Corvette?" The Engineer sat up straight and said, "Wow! Are you kidding?" And the interviewer replied, "Yes. but you started it." 面接官の、最後の一言がとても好きで♪「Lost in Canada」 An American and his wife were driving in Canada and got lost. Finally they came into a city. They saw a gentleman on the sidewalk, so they pulled up to the curb, and the lady rolled down her window and asked: "Excuse me, sir. Where are we?" The gentleman on the street replied, "Saskatoon, Saskatchewan." The lady rolled up the window, turned to her husband and said, "We really are lost. They don't even speak English here!" もちろんSaskatoonとSaskatchewan(サスカトゥーンとサスカチュワン)、 どちらも立派なカナダの地名です(笑)。訳すまで出来なくてごめんなさい・・・。 無料翻訳サイト 英語ナビ まだまだあるので、折を見てupして行きます♪ Mei