After a week's absence, a mountain man staggered¹ home, clothes torn, shoes worn thin. He was exhausted².

 

"Where have you been?" asked his wife.

 

"I went out in the woods to check the still." Replied the mountain man, "and a giant bear stepped out in front of me. I took off running ahead of him and finally lost him. I never ran so fast in my life."

 

"But that was a week ago." Said the wife. "Where have you been since?"

 

The mountain man collapsed³ in a chair. "Walking back."

 

离开家一个星期后，那个登山人摇摇晃晃地回到了家，他的衣服也破了，鞋底也磨薄了，他本人更是疲惫不堪的样子。

 

“你到哪儿去了？”老婆问。

 

“那天我到森林里去检查有无无非法酿酒的地方，”登山人叙述着，“忽然一只大熊出现在我的面前，我拔腿就跑，熊就在后面追，好不容易才把它甩掉，我这辈子从来没有跑这么快。”

 

“可是那是一周前的事了，”他老婆说：“后来你到哪儿去了？”

 

登山人瘫在在椅子上说：“往回走啊！”

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