收到一則英文笑話,超有趣, 翻譯如下,原文放在最後.

紐約買丈夫

紐約開了一家專門出售丈夫的店,女人可進該店選購一位先生,但店門口貼有規定:[本店只准進來一次!]

店有六層,樓層越高,產品越高檔. 買家可在任一層樓購買,如不滿意可以上樓,但只准往上走,不准回頭重選,只有在要離開這店時才准下樓.

好啦!一位女士進門,一樓的產品說明寫著: [ 本樓的男士有工作. ]

二樓寫著: [本樓的男士有工作,而且喜歡孩子.]

三樓寫著: [本樓的男士有工作,喜歡孩子,而且長相英俊.]

[喔!]她還是忍不住想再上一樓.

到了四樓,牌子上寫著: [本樓的男士有工作,喜歡孩子,長相極帥,而且會幫忙做家事.]

[喔,天殺的,我快受不了了!]

但是,她仍然走上第五樓,牌子上寫著: [本樓的男士有工作,喜歡孩子,長相超帥,會幫做家事,而且極為浪漫.]

她幾乎就要停下來買了,但仍然再上一樓.

到了六樓,牌子上寫著:[ 妳是本樓第31,456,012 位訪客, 本樓沒有男士,本樓存在的目的,在證明女人是無法滿足的. 謝謝妳的光臨.]

為免被批評性別歧視, 這家店老闆在對街也開了家[新妻子]店,也有六層樓.

第一樓的妻子[喜歡作愛].

第二樓的妻子[喜歡作愛,而且有錢].

第三樓到第六樓,從沒人上去過....

Shopping in New York City...

A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates: "You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increases as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!"

So, a woman goes to the store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign reads: "These men Have Jobs". The second floor sign reads: "These men Have Jobs and Love Kids". The third floor sign reads: "These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking."

"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

At the fourth floor the sign reads: "These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework."

"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads: "These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak." She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the sign reads: "You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store."

To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opens a New Wives store just across the street. It too has six floors. The first floor has wives that love sex. The second floor has wives that love sex and have money. The third through sixth floors have never been visited.