幽默笑話精粹18：兩個錯誤

For a long time Dr. Smith had wanted to get a better job in a certain big modern hospital, and at last he was successful. He was appointed to a particular position, which he wanted，and his wife moved to the house, which they were now to live in. The next day some beautiful flowers were sent to them, with a note，which said，"Deepest sympathy". Naturally,Dr. Smith was angry to receive such an unusual note, and telephoned the shop which had sent the flowers to find what the note meant.

很長時間以來，史密斯先生一直想在一家現(xiàn)代化的大醫(yī)院找到一份較好的工作，最后他如愿以償了。他得到了他所想要的一個重要職位，他和他妻子也搬進了他們現(xiàn)在的房子。第二天，他讓花店送來了一些美麗的鮮花，上面有一張條子，寫道:“最深切的吊慰。”很顯然，史密斯先生對接到這樣一張條子感到非常氣憤，他立刻打電話給送花店的老板問那張條子是什么意思。

When the owner of the shop heard what had happened, he apologized to Dr. Smith for having made the mistake.

商店的老板聽到所發(fā)生的事情之后，對于他們所造成的錯誤對史密斯先生表示歉意。

"But what really worried me much more," he added , "is that flowers which ought to have gone to you were sent to a person who had just died, with a card which said, Congratulations on your new position."

“可真正讓我更為擔心的是”，老板補充道，“應該給你送去的鮮花卻被送給了一個剛?cè)ナ赖娜?，鮮花上的條子寫著:祝您高升。”