I stopped at my favorite watering hole after a hard day's work to relax. I noticed a man next to me order a shot and a beer. The man drank the shot, chased it with the beer and then looked into his shirt pocket. This continued several times before my curiosity got the best of me. I leaned over to the guy and said, “Excuse me, I couldn't help but notice your little ritual. Why in the world do you look into your shirt pocket every time you drink your shot and beer?” The man replied, “There's a picture of my wife in there, and when she starts looking good, I'm heading home!”
忙了一天,我在我所喜欢的夜总会里轻松一下。我注意到我旁边的男子要了一瓶烈酒和一瓶啤酒。他喝一口烈酒,紧接着又喝一口啤酒,然后往他的衬衣口袋里看一下。他这样反复好几次以后,我实在忍不住,凑到他面前问他:“不好意思打搅一下。我实在忍不住注意你的习惯。你究竟为什么每次喝一口烈酒,紧接着喝一口啤酒,然后又往衬衣口袋里看一下?”那个男子回答说:“那里有我老婆的一张照片。当她开始变得好看的时候,我就该回家了。”