A boastful American from Texas was being shown the sights of London by a taxi-driver.
一位来自得克萨斯州喜欢自吹自擂的美国人正在出租车司机的带领下参观伦敦的景点。
“What’s that building there?” asked the Taxan.
“那儿是什么建筑？”那得克萨斯人问道。
“That’s the Tower of London, sir,” replied the taxi-driver.
“那是伦敦塔，先生，”出租车司机回答说。
“Say, we can put up buildings like that in two weeks,” drawled the Texan.
“我说，我们可以在两周内建造出这样的建筑物，”这位得克萨斯人慢吞吞地说。
A little while later he said, “And what’s that building we’re passing now?”
过了一会儿，他说：“我们现在经过的那栋建筑是什么？”
“That’s Buckingham Palace, sir, where the Queen lives.”
“那是白金汉宫，先生，女王就住在那里。”
“Is that so?” said the Texan. “Do you know back in Texas we could put up a palace like that in a week?”
“是这样吗？”得克萨斯人说。“你知道在德克萨斯州我们可以在一周内建造出一座这样的宫殿吗？”
A few minutes later they were passing Westminster Abbey. The American again asked, “Hey, cabby, what’s that building over there?”
几分钟后，他们经过威斯敏斯特大教堂。美国人又问：“嘿，出租车司机，那边那栋建筑是什么？”
“I’m afraid I don’t know, sir,” replied the taxi-driver. “It wasn’t there this morning!”
“恐怕我不知道，先生。”出租车司机回答道，“今天早上还没有呢！”
