很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間以來,史密斯先生一直想在一家現(xiàn)代化的大醫(yī)院找到一份較好的工作,最后他如愿以償了。他得到了他所想要的一個(gè)重要職位,他和他妻子也搬進(jìn)了他們現(xiàn)在的房子。第二天,他讓花店送來了一些美麗的鮮花,上面有一張條子,寫道:“最深切的吊慰。”很顯然,史密斯先生對(duì)接到這樣一張條子感到非常氣憤,他立刻打電話給送花店的老板問那張條子是什么意思。
When the owner of the shop heard what had happened, he apologized to Dr. Smith for having made the mistake.
商店的老板聽到所發(fā)生的事情之后,對(duì)于他們所造成的錯(cuò)誤對(duì)史密斯先生表示歉意。
"But what really worried me much more," he added , "is that flowers which ought to have gone to you were sent to a person who had just died, with a card which said, Congratulations on your new position."
“可真正讓我更為擔(dān)心的是”,老板補(bǔ)充道,“應(yīng)該給你送去的鮮花卻被送給了一個(gè)剛?cè)ナ赖娜?,鮮花上的條子寫著:祝您高升。”