I hired a drummer to entertain my customers in my nightclub. After several performances, I discovered the drummer had walked away with some of my valuables. I notified police, who arrested him. Desperate for another drummer, I called a friend who knew some musicians. “What happened to the drummer you had?” he asked me. “I had him arrested,” I replied. We said good-bye and hung up. A few minutes later my friend called back and asked, “How badly did he play?”
我雇了一個鼓手到我的夜總會來給顧客演出。演了幾場以后,我發(fā)現這個鼓手偷了我一些值錢的東西溜走了。我報告了警察,把他抓了起來。我急于尋找另一個鼓手來演出,就打電話給一個認識音樂家的朋友。他問我:“上一個鼓手怎么啦?”我回答說:“我讓他們把他抓起來了。”我們互相道了別,掛上了電話。過了幾分鐘,這個朋友又打電話過來問:“那個鼓手演奏得有多糟?”