英語雙語幽默短文：杯水救火災

　　Once, late at night, an Englishman came out of his room into the corridor of a hotel and asked the servant to bring him a glass of water.

The servant did as he was asked. The Englishman re-entered his room, but a few minutes later he came into the corridor again and once more asked the servant for a glass of water. The servant brought him another glass of water. Every few minutes the Englishmen would come out of his room and repeat his request.

After a half-hour the astonished servant decided to ask the Englishman what he was doing with the water. Nothing, the Englishman answered imperturbably , "It’s simply that my room is on fire. "

　　一天晚上，一個英國人從他住的旅店房間里走出來。來到走廊上，叫旅店的服務員給他拿一杯水來。

服務員按他的要求做了。英國人回到了他的房間里，幾分鐘后他又來到走廊上，讓服務員再給他送一杯水。服務員又給他送了一杯水。每隔幾分鐘。英國人就走出房間重復他的要求。

半小時之后，這位感到驚訝的服務員決定問問房客要這些水干什么，英國人不謊不忙地回答：“沒什么，只不過是我的房間里起火了。”