Comfortable

A blonde and a brunette purchased a farm in Louisiana，but they needed a bull．It was decided that the brunette would take $200 and go to Chicago to buy the bull．She purchased the bull for $197 and went to send her friend a telegram．The clerk told her the telegram would cost three dollars per word to Louisiana．The brunette thought for a moment，then decided to send one word：“Comfortable．”The clerk was puzzled and asked，“How will your friend know what you mean？”The brunette replied，“Well，you see，my friend is a little slow，so when she gets this，she’ll read：‘ Com-for-da-bul．’”

来拿牛

一个金发女人和一个黑发女人在路易斯安那州买了一个农场，她们需要有一头公牛。于是决定由那个黑发女人带200美元到芝加哥去买。她花了197美元买了牛后，准备发个电报通知她的朋友。工作人员告诉她从芝加哥发电报到路易斯安那每个字需3美元。她想了一会儿，决定只发一个字“comfortable（舒适的）”。办事员迷惑地问她：“你的朋友怎么知道你是什么意思？”黑发女人答道：“哦，我的朋友有点迟钝，当她拿到电报，就会读成：‘com—for—da—bul’（来拿牛）。”

英语词汇

1.Comfortable - 舒适的

2.Blonde - 金发的

3.Brunette - 黑发的

4.Purchased - 购买

5.Farm - 农场

6.Needed - 需要

7.Bull - 公牛

8.Decided - 决定

9.Telegram - 电报

10.Clerk - 办事员

11.Cost - 成本

12.Per word - 每个字

13.Puzzled - 困惑的

14.Reply - 回答

15.Slow - 迟钝的

16.Read - 读

17.Com-for-da-bul - 来拿牛（黑发女人创造的读法）