滑到桌子底下

鸭绒25（译）

2022年3月22日

一男一女在一家高档餐厅吃饭。

服务他们的女侍在给离他们餐桌几步远的另一张桌子的客人点菜。她注意到，那个男人正慢慢地从椅子上滑下来，滑到桌子底下。而那个女人，则表现得若无其事。

女侍眼见那个男人滑下椅子，从桌子底下消失了。

尽管如此，那女子依然显得镇定自若。像是并不知道，她的同伴已经失踪了。

女侍点完菜后，走到那位女士的桌旁，说：“对不起，夫人。我想，你丈夫刚才滑到桌子底下去了。”

女人平静地抬起头，看着她坚定地回答：“啊，不。我丈夫刚进门。”

原文：Slide Under the Table

A man and a woman were having dinner in a fine restaurant。

Their waitress，taking another order at a table a few paces away noticed that the man was slowly sliding down his chair and under the table，with the woman acting unconcerned。The waitress watched as the man slid all the way down his chair and out of sight under the table。

Still，the woman dining across from him appeared calm and unruffled，apparently unaware that her dining companion had disappeared。

After the waitress finished taking the order，she came over to the table and said to the woman：“Pardon me，ma'am，but I think your husband just slid under the table。”

The woman calmly looked up at her and replied firmly：“Oh，no。My husband just walked in the door。”