A man was reading¹ a newspaper at a table, when his wife suddenly came to him and hit him on the back. The man was very surprised and asked: "Why do you hit me?"

 

The wife answered: "Who is Mary mentioned in the letter in your pocket?"

 

The man said: "It was the horse in the racecourse, which I chipped² in two weeks ago."

 

Three days later, the man was sitting at the table, and this time his wife beat him angrily. The man asked: "What do you beat me for this time?"

 

The wife answered: "Your horse gave you a telephone call."

 

一个男人坐在桌边看报纸，他妻子忽然走到身后，用拳头狠狠地打他，男人摸着脑袋不解地问：“为什么打我？”

 

妻子回答:”你的口袋里那封信提到的玛丽是谁？”

 

男人说：“是我两星期前在马场下注的那匹马。”

 

三天后，男人又在桌边，他妻子这次更气愤地打他。男人问：“这次又为什么？”

 

妻子回答：“你的马打电话来了。”

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