美國流行笑話：They put you on hold? 他們讓你等著？

72　They put you on hold? 他們讓你等著？

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?”
我很高興地發(fā)現(xiàn)，公司剛給我配置的新電腦可以放CD。我正在欣賞我所喜歡的一首貝多芬的曲子的時候，一名行政助理過來送一沓文件。聽到古典音樂的聲音，她大聲說：“好可憐，他們讓你等著？”