雙語笑話：治療咳嗽的強(qiáng)力瀉藥

Ex-Lax Cough Syrup

John was a clerk in a small drugstore but he was not much of a salesman．He could never find the item the customer wanted．

Bob，the owner，had about enough and warned John that the next sale he missed would be his last．

Just then a man came in coughing and he asked John for their best cough syrup．Try as he might John could not find the cough syrup．Remembering Bob’s warning he sold the man a box of Ex-Lax and told him to take it all at once．The customer did as John said and then walked outside and leaned against a lamppost．

Bob had seen the whole thing and came over to ask John what had transpired．

“He wanted something for his cough but I couldn’t find the cough syrup．I substituted Ex-Lax and told him to take it all at once，”John explained．

“Ex-Lax won’t cure a cough．”Bob shouted angrily．

“Sure it will．”John said，pointing at the man leaning on the lamppost．“Look at him．He’s afraid to cough．”

治療咳嗽的強(qiáng)力瀉藥

約翰雖是一個(gè)小藥鋪的店員，工作卻不稱職。他總是找不到顧客要買的藥。

老板鮑勃對(duì)此已經(jīng)忍無可忍，警告約翰說如果賣藥時(shí)再出差錯(cuò)，就請(qǐng)他回家。

就在這時(shí)，一個(gè)患有咳嗽的男子走進(jìn)了藥鋪，讓約翰給他拿店里最好的止咳糖漿。約翰找了半天也沒有找到。想到鮑勃對(duì)自己的警告，于是約翰便賣給他一瓶強(qiáng)力瀉藥，并讓他立即全部喝下。這位顧客遵照?qǐng)?zhí)行，剛走到外面，就靠在了路燈桿上，動(dòng)彈不得。

鮑勃目睹了一切，走過來問約翰到底是怎么回事。

“他想買治咳嗽的藥，但我找不到止咳糖漿，就換了一瓶強(qiáng)力瀉藥給他，并且告訴他立即全部服下。”約翰解釋道。

“強(qiáng)力瀉藥治不了咳嗽。”鮑勃大叫，非常惱火。

“當(dāng)然能治。”約翰說道，指著那位靠在路燈桿上的人。“不信您瞧瞧，他已經(jīng)不敢咳嗽了。”