美文聽寫:幽默的意義
humor can save your life The story goes that a certain court jester went too far one day and insulted his king. The king became so infuriated he sentenced the jester to be executed. His court prayed upon the king to have mercy for thes man who had served him well for so many years. After a time, the king relented only enough to give the jester his choice as to how he would like to die. The jester replied,"If it's all the same to you, my Lord, I'd like to die of old age." Certainly in this case, a good sense of humor saved the man's life.
這是關(guān)于一個宮廷小丑的故事。這天，他故事講的有點(diǎn)兒過頭，得罪了國王。國王非常惱怒，下令將其處死。他的同伴求情，希望國王能夠饒過這個服侍他多年的人。后來，國王有些心軟了，但只是讓他選擇如何死而已。小丑回答說：“陛下，如果您不反對的話，我愿意老死?！睙o庸質(zhì)疑，出色的幽默感救了這個人的性命。