英语笑话 - 技术类：431　Programming Contest 编程竞赛

英语笑话

431　Programming Contest 编程竞赛

Jesus and Satan have an argument as to who is the better programmer. This goes on for a few hours until they come to an agreement to hold a contest, with God as the judge. They set themselves before their computers and begin. They type furiously, lines of code streaming up the screen, for several hours straight. Seconds before the end of the competition, a bolt of lightning strikes, taking out the electricity. Moments later, the power is restored, and God announces that the contest is over. He asks Satan to show what he has come up with. Satan is visibly upset, and cries, “I have nothing. I lost it all when the power went out.” “Very well, then,” says God, “let us see if Jesus fared any better.” Jesus enters a command, and the screen comes to life in vivid display, the voices of an angelic choir pour forth from the speakers. Satan is astonished. He stutters, “B-b-but how? I lost everything, yet Jesus' program is intact! How did he do it?” God chuckles, “Everybody knows... Jesus saves.”

耶稣和魔鬼撒旦争论谁编程编得好。他们争了几个小时，最后同意进行一次编程竞赛，由上帝做裁判。他们在计算机前安排好，就开始了。他们飞快地敲击键盘，一行一行的代码在屏幕上滚动，一直进行了好几个小时。就在竞赛快要结束前几秒钟，突然一个闪电，停电了。隔了一会儿，电就恢复了。上帝宣布竞赛结束。他让撒旦展示做了些什么。撒旦显然很恼火，大声喊叫说：“我什么也没有。我编的程序停电时全丢了。”上帝说：“很好，那么我们来看看耶稣的结果有没有好一点。”耶稣打了一条命令，屏幕上出现了生动的画面，扬声器里传来了天使合唱的美妙音乐。撒旦惊呆了。他结结巴巴地说：“怎……怎么会呢？我丢了一切，而耶稣却一点没受影响。他是怎么干的呢？”上帝笑着说：“每一个人都知道……耶稣saves。”（save这个字用在计算机上的意思是“存盘”，而用在耶稣身上的意思是“拯救”。）