During the doctor's periodic visit to my elderly mother, I told him that Mother would be celebrating her 98th birthday in a few days. Delighted by the news, he bent down and gave her a kiss for the occasion. He then announced that he, too, would be celebrating a birthday in a few days and asked for a kiss in return. When he left, my mother shook her head in disgust. "Can you imagine," she said. "Seventy dollars and I had to kiss him too!"

 

医生按期来探视我的老母。我告诉他母亲不久就要庆祝她98岁的生日了。医生听了也很高兴，为此，他弯下腰来亲了她一下。然后他说不几天他也要庆祝自己的生日，并要求她还他一个吻。医生走后，我母亲厌恶地摇摇头。“你能想象吗，”她说，“付了他70元，我还得亲他！”