英語幽默：American Dream 美國夢

An American attorney1 had just finished a guest lecture at a law school in Italy when an Italian lawyer approached him and asked. "Is it true that a person can fall down on a sidewalk in your country and then sue2 the landowners for lots of money?"

Told that it was true, the lawyer turned to his partners and started speaking rapidly in Italian. When they stopped, the American attorney asked if they wanted to go to America to practice law.

"No, no." one replied. "We want to go to America and fall down on sidewalks."

一位美國律師剛結(jié)束他在意大利一所法律學(xué)校的客座演講，就有一位意大利律師走近他問：“聽說在你們國家里，一個人跌倒在人行道上，他就會起訴這塊地的所有者賠償很多錢，這是真的嗎?”

得知這是真的后，意大利律師轉(zhuǎn)向他的同行開始用意大利語快速談?wù)撈饋?。?dāng)他們停下來后，美國律師問他們是否想去美國做法律工作。

“不，不，”有一個人回答說，“我們要去美國跌倒在人行道上。”