英語笑話:Bad news and good news 好消息和壞消息

An artist asked the gallery owner

[00:23.29]if there had been any interest

[00:25.29]in his paintings currently on display.

[00:28.00]"I've got good news and bad news,"

[00:30.03]the owner replied.

[00:31.42]"The good news is that

[00:32.56]a gentleman inquired about your work

[00:34.70]and wondered

[00:35.73]if it would appreciate in value after your death.

[00:39.33]When I told him it would,

[00:40.89]he bought all fifteen of your paintings.

[00:43.42]"That's wonderful!" the artist exclaimed,

[00:46.43]"What's the bad news?".

[00:47.90]With concern, the gallery owner replied,

[00:50.80]"The guy was your doctor."

[00:59.56]中文大意

[01:32.37]語言點

[01:35.23]gallery owner

[01:36.44]畫廊老板

[01:37.86]gallery

[01:41.28]美術(shù)館、畫廊

[01:43.32]owner

[01:53.52]the owner of a basketball team

[01:58.08]have interest in something

[02:02.26]Three-year-old kids don't have interest in books

[02:09.12]painting

[02:13.08]a painting

[02:15.80]currently

[02:16.70]正在

[02:18.50]on display

[02:21.07]display

[02:25.90]展示，展出

[02:28.40]His paintings are on display at the exhibition.

[02:34.51]display

[02:37.95]There will be a display of bronze statuary

[02:41.14]in this museum next week.

[02:48.03]inquire

[02:51.80]打聽，咨詢

[02:53.93]wonder

[03:01.51]I wonder if he can get here on time,

[03:08.04]wonder

[03:09.61]猶豫不決、拿不定主意

[03:13.35]appreciate in value

[03:15.21]升值

[03:16.48]appreciate

[03:17.92]欣賞、鑒賞

[03:20.46]使提價

[03:22.33]appreciate in value

[03:26.14]with concern

[03:28.68]with

[03:31.24]concern

[03:32.25]關(guān)心

Bad news and good news

好消息&壞消息

An artist asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in his paintings currently on display. "I've got good news and bad news," the owner replied. "The good news is that a gentleman inquired about your work and wondered if it would appreciate in value after your death. When I told him it would, he bought all fifteen of your paintings."

"That's wonderful!" the artist exclaimed, "What's the bad news?". With concern, the gallery owner replied, "The guy was your doctor."

一名藝術(shù)家問畫廊老板，最近有沒有人對他展出的畫感興趣。“這有好消息和壞消息，”老板回答?！?ldquo;好消息是有一位先生咨詢你的作品，他想知道在你死后你的畫會不會升值?！∥腋嬖V他你的畫會升值，他就把你的15幅畫全都買走了。”

“真是太好了”，藝術(shù)家是喜形于色，“那壞消息是什么?”　帶著關(guān)心的口吻，畫廊老板回答，“買畫的人是你的醫(yī)生”。