英語幽默故事：我以爲很隱蔽

At an Indian fair there was a merchant who had anelephant for sale. He saw an American who wasexamining it with very great care--walking round andround it, putting his head on one side, and taking ineverything.

在印度集市上，有個商人要賣大象。他看到一個美國人仔細地觀察，圍着大象走來走去，還歪着頭看，一切都記在心上。

The merchant went up to the American, and said, "Don't say anything about the elephant till I havesold it, and I will make you a present."

商人走過去對美國人說：“在我賣掉大象之前一個字都不準說，我會給你一份禮物的。”

"All right," said the American.

“好啊!”美國人說。

After the elephant was sold, the merchant gave him one-tenth of the price he had got for it,and said, "Now tell me how you found out that blemish on the left foreleg of the elephant. Ithought it was quite concealed."

賣了大象之後，商人把賣大象錢的十分之一給了美國人，並且說道：“現在告訴我你是怎麼發現大象左前腿的毛病吧。我以爲很隱蔽呢!”

"Blemish!" said the American. "I never found any blemish."

“毛病?!”美國人說道，“我從沒發現什麼毛病啊!”

"Then, why did you examine the elephant so closely?" asked the merchant.

“那麼，你爲什麼那麼細心地檢查大象呢?”商人問道。

"Because I had never seen an elephant before, and wanted to see what it was like," said theAmerican.

“因爲我以前從沒看到過大象，想看看到底是什麼樣子。”美國人說。