A client brought two cats to a veterinary clinic for their annual checkup. One was a small-framed, round tiger-striped tabby, while the other was a long, sleek black cat. She watched closely as I put each on the scale. “They weigh about the same,” I told her. “That proves it!” she exclaimed. “Black does make you look slimmer. And stripes make you look fat.”
一個(gè)顧客帶著兩只貓到獸醫(yī)診所為它們做年度體檢。一只是小骨架的、帶一圈一圈老虎斑紋的貓,另一只是長長的、毛色光亮的黑貓。當(dāng)我把它們放在稱上稱的時(shí)候,她很仔細(xì)地看著。我告訴她說:“它們幾乎是一樣重。”她大喊起來:“這就證明了,黑色使你看起來苗條,而條紋使你看起來肥胖。”