美国流行笑话：They put you on hold? 他们让你等着？

72　They put you on hold? 他们让你等着？

I was delighted to discover that I could play compact discs in the new computer my company had given me. I was enjoying one of my favorite Beethoven pieces when an administrative assistant stopped by to deliver a stack of papers. Hearing classical music filling the air, she exclaimed, “Poor you. They put you on hold?”
我很高兴地发现，公司刚给我配置的新电脑可以放CD。我正在欣赏我所喜欢的一首贝多芬的曲子的时候，一名行政助理过来送一沓文件。听到古典音乐的声音，她大声说：“好可怜，他们让你等着？”