分蘋果

張亞榮

[英語原文]

Sharing the Apples

Harry was given two apples， a small one and a large one， by his Mum. “Share them with your sister， ”she said.

So Harry gave the small one to his little sister and started touching into the large one.

“If Mum had given them to me I'd have given you the large one and had the small one myself.” said his sister，

“Well， ”said Harry， “that's what you've got， so what are you worrying about？”

[漢語翻譯]

分蘋果

媽媽給了哈里兩個蘋果，一個大一點兒，另一個小點兒。“跟妹妹分著吃。”媽媽說。

所以，哈里就把小個的給了妹妹，自己開始啃那個大個的。

妹妹說：“如果媽媽把它們給了我，那么我會把大的給你，把小的留給自己的。”

“對，”哈里說，“你拿到的就是小的，還著什么急呢？”

[小幽默大智慧]

“如果媽媽把它們給了我，那么我會把大的給你，把小的留給自己的。”妹妹本來想用這個假設(shè)表達(dá)對哥哥的不滿，哥哥卻利用妹妹的話，巧妙地為自己的“自私”辯護(hù)——“你拿到的就是小的，還著什么急呢？”哥哥的狡辯，讓人忍俊不禁。

（小淘氣）