「the day after our hotel was raided by policemen,」 the barman said.
「我们宾馆被警察抄了之后一天,」酒保说。
「i hear you「re staying at roger」s place, 」 said the check-in girl, holding an airmail envelope. 「you wouldn「t mind giving this to the barman there, would you?」
旅馆柜台小姐拿着一份航空邮件说:「我听说你要住到罗杰那里,能不能请您把这封信带给那里酒吧间的男招待呢?」
part-time barman required. hours and pay negotiable.
招聘兼职酒吧侍者,工作时间和薪水面议。
「that,」 said the barman in a barely audible whisper, from between dry lips, 「will do nicely, sir.」
「那个,」酒吧男侍用刚刚能听见的声音,从干裂的唇间发出低语,「真是太好了,先生。」
abdel-rahman barman says he thinks the woman is the victim of someone who used her phone number.
巴曼说,他认为这名妇女是受害者,别人使用了她的电话。
the barman said: 「sorry, we don」t serve neutrinos.」 a neutrino enters a bar.
酒保说:「不好意思,我们这里不接待中微子。」一个中微子走进一间酒吧。
the new barman didn't believe in the supernatural or poltergeists or anything kooky like that, he just knew an useful ally when he saw one.
新来的酒吧男侍不相信超自然现象,恶作剧的鬼怪,或是任何类似的古怪事情。当看见这手时,他只认为这是一个有用的同盟。
「otro loco mas,」 said the barman and turned away.
「又是个神经病,」酒吧招待说过后,转过头去。
「we are not worried about the expiration date,」 said the man to whom he addressed these remarks, who was a dangerous barman in a dangerous city.
「我们不担心过期的约会。」一个被标定为「危险城市中的危险人物」的酒吧男侍回答。
so the next day when the duck comes into the pub the barman says, 「hey mr. duck, i reckon i can line you up with a top job, paying really good money.」
于是第二天,当这只鸭子走进酒馆的时候,酒保说道「嘿,鸭子先生,我估计我能给你介绍个好工作,薪水非常丰厚。」
the flabbergasted barman cannot believe the duck and wants to learn more, but takes the hint when the duck pulls out a newspaper from his bag and proceeds to read it.
虽然酒保在震惊之下不仅根本没法相信鸭子而且还想知道点别的东西,但就在这功夫,鸭子从他的包里抽出一份报纸,开始看了起来。
so, the duck reads his paper, drinks his beer, eats his sandwich, bids the barman good day and leaves.
于是,这只鸭子看了报纸,喝了啤酒,吃了三明治,跟酒保打了个招呼就走了。
now, bill likes to tell a story which is rooted in the economics of williams barman who has had more than 50 years of affiliation with princeton, the economist.
比尔喜欢讲一个经济学的关于,威廉巴曼的故事,他是个经济学家,给普林斯顿带来了50年不幸。