Money in the Coffin

An old man was on his deathbed．He wanted badly to take all his money with him．He called his priest，his doctor and his lawyer to his bedside．“Here’s $30，000 cash to be held by each of you．I trust you to put this in my coffin when I die so I can take all my money with me．”

At the funeral，each man put an envelope in the coffin．Riding away in a limousine，the priest suddenly broke into tears and confessed that he had only put$20，000 into the envelope because he needed $10，000 for a new baptistery．“Well，since we’re confiding in each other，”said the doctor，“I only put $10，000 in the envelope because we needed a new machine at the hospital which cost $20，000．”The lawyer was aghast．“I’m ashamed of both of you，”he exclaimed．“I want it known that when I put my envelope in that coffin，it held my personal check for the full $30，000．”

英语词汇

1.Coffin - 棺材

2.Deathbed - 临终床

3.Priest - 牧师

4.Doctor - 医生

5.Lawyer - 律师

6.Cash - 现金

7.Confided - 透露（过去式）

8.Baptistery - 浸礼池

9.Machine - 机器

10.Aghast - 震惊的

11.Personal check - 个人支票

12.Envelopes - 信封

13.Limousine - 豪华轿车

14.Confessing - 承认（现在分词）

15.Ashamed - 惭愧的

棺材里的钱

一位老人奄奄一息。他非常希望死后能把自己所有的钱都带走。于是他将自己雇用的牧师、医生和律师叫到床边。“你们每人手上都有我的30，000美元，我委托你们在我死时把这些钱都放进棺材，这样我就能把自己所有的钱都带走。”

葬礼上，那三个受托人在棺材里各放了一个信封。牧师开着豪华轿车要离开的时候，突然流下了眼泪，承认自己在信封里只放了20，000美元，因为他要用10，000美元买一个洗礼池。“那好吧，既然大家都坦诚相待，”医生说，“我在信封里只放了10 ，000美元，因为我们医院需要一台价值20，000美元的新设备。”律师感到非常惊讶。“我真为你们俩感到害臊，”他大叫道，“我要告诉你们，我放进棺材里的信封内装了一张价值整整30，000美元的个人支票。”