Q

A doctor and a salesman fell in love with the same girl. The salesman had to leave for a week on business and so he gave the girl seven apples. Why？
一个医生和一个推销员同时爱上了一个姑娘，推销员得出差一个星期，因此他送给姑娘七个苹果。为什么？

A

Because “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”.
因为一天一个苹果就不用看医生了。

点睛一笔

fall in love with是指“爱上某人”，leave on business的意思是“出差”。“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”是西方谚语。人们相信一天吃一个苹果有益于健康，不会生病，所以就不用去看医生。keep…away的意思是“使……远离”。本题要从字面意义来理解，推销员（salesman）给姑娘苹果是想让她离医生（doctor）远远的！