Chaude and Cold
2010-08-07 19:21:44   来源：英语学习网络整理   评论：0 点击：

　　A patron in Montreal cafe turned on a tap in the washroom and got scalded. "This is an outrage," he complained. "The faucet marked C gave me boiling water."

　　"But, Monsieur, C stands for chaude - French for hot. You should know that if you live in Montreal."

　　"Wait a minute," roared the patron. "The other tap is also marked C."

　　"Of course," said the manager, "It stands for cold. After all, Montreal is a bilingual city."

　　热与冷

　　蒙特利尔咖啡馆的一位顾客拧开盥洗室的水龙头，结果被水烫伤了。“这太可恶了，”他抱怨道，“标着C的龙头流出的是开水。”

　　“可是，先生，C代表Chaude，在法语里代表'热'。如果您住在蒙特利尔的话就应该知道这一点。”

　　“等等，”那位顾客咆哮着，“另外一个龙头标的也是C。”

　　“那当然，”经理说道：“这个C代表冷。毕竟，蒙特利尔是个双语城市。”