Once,lateatnight,anEnglishmancameoutofhisroomintothecorridorofahotelandaskedtheservanttobringhimaglassofwater
Theservantdidashewasasked
TheEnglishmanre-enteredhisroom,butafewminuteslaterhecameintothecorridoragainandoncemoreaskedtheservantforaglassofwater
Theservantbroughthimanotherglassofwater
EveryfewminutestheEnglishmenwouldcomeoutofhisroomandrepeathisrequest
Afterahalf-hourtheastonishedservantdecidedtoasktheEnglishmanwhathewasdoingwiththewater
"Nothing,"theEnglishmanansweredimperturbably,"It’ssimplythatmyroomisonfire
"一个英国人一天晚上,一个英国人从他住的旅店房间里走出来
来到走廊上,叫旅店的服务员给他拿一杯水来
服务员按他的要求做了
英国人回到了他的房间里,几分钟后他又来到走廊上,让服务员再给他送一杯水
服务员又给他送了一杯水
英国人就走出房间重复他的要求
半小时之后.这位感到惊讶的服务员决定问问房客要这些水干什么,英国人不谎不忙地回答:”没什么.只不过是我的房间里起火了
“NOTEcorridor走廊re-enteredre-是前缀,表示又一次imperturbably泰然地