The Worried Farmer
A farmer came into the raiway station with hs wifeand approached the ticket window. He addressed the station agent.
“Say,Mister, has the three ten train gone yet/”
“The three-ten train left a quarter of oan hour ago.”
“And how soon will the $:00 train be along, do you think.”
“It’ll be quite a while before that is due.”
“Are there any passenger trains before then?”
“No.”
“Any freights?”
“No.”
“No trains at all?”
“None.”
“Are you sure?”
“I’m sutre!” bawled the exasperated ticket-agent.
“Then, Susan, now I reckon we can corss their tracks.” Said the old farmer, turning to his wife.
憂慮的農夫
一個農夫和他的妻子一同來到好火車站的售票處。他對車站的工作人員說:
“先生,第310次列車開走了嗎?”
“310次列車一刻鐘之前離開了。”“4點鐘那班火車還有多久才開?”
“距離那班火車出發還有相當長的一段時間。”
“在此之前還有其他客車從這里經過嗎?”
“沒有。”
“一趟火車都沒有?”
“一趟也沒有。”
“您能確定嗎?”
“我確定!“售票員氣憤地大叫著。
“那好,蘇珊,我想現在我們可以從鐵軌上穿過去了。‘老農轉身對他的妻子說。