译文:苦命的推销员
        一位杀虫剂推销员极力将他的产品出售给一位农民,农民说他对此不感兴趣,因为他已经好多年没在他的农场上看到过任何虫子了,推销员示意他有一位妻子和四个孩子要养活,他真的十分需要这笔钱,农民仍然认为他不需要任何杀虫剂.不过他为推销员感到难过,他说:"我十分确定这周围没有任何虫子,不过你若愿意脱个精光, 我会把你整夜绑在打谷场的栅栏上,等天一亮,如果你发现哪怕只有一只虫子咬你,我会买掉你所有的杀虫剂,推销员十分高兴,欣然接受裸体捆挷,那天夜里,农民将推销员裸体挷在打谷场的栅栏上后就回去睡觉了,他觉得整夜多次听到推销员的抱怨声和叹息声,然而第二天当他出来时,他却发现推销员身上甚至连一个咬伤或抓痕都没有.农民问道:'昨天夜里的抱怨声和叹息声是怎么回事?","那是我一生中最糟糕的一夜,难道该死的小牛连母亲都没有吗?"推销员回答说.

原文:苦命的 salesman
        An insect repellent salesman tried to sell his product to a farmer. He said he wasn"t interested because he hadn"t seen any bugs or insects on his farm for years. The salesman indicated he had a wife and four kids and really needed the money. The farmer still didn"t think he needed any insect repellent but he felt sorry for the salesman and said,I"m so sure there aren"t any insects around here, if you"ll strip naked, I"ll tie you to my barnyard fence for the entire night. When morning comes, if you"ve got even one insect bite on you, I"ll buy every can of repellent you"ve got. The salesman was elated and readily agreed to being tied up naked. That night, the farmer tied the naked salesman to the barnyard fence and went to bed. Several times during the night he thought he heard the salesman moaning and groaning. However, when he went out the next morning, the salesman didn"t have even one bite or scratch on him. The farmer asked,What was all that moaning and groaning about last night?That was the worst night of my life, the salesman replied,doesn"t that damn calf have a mother?