天堂里的棒球

鸭绒25（译）

2023年8月3日

鲍勃和厄尔这两位好友是美国最资深的两个棒球迷。

鲍勃和厄尔在他们成年后的全部生活中，都在冬天讨论棒球的历史，并仔细研究赛季中的每一项得分。他们每年要观看60场比赛。他们甚至约定，无论谁先死，都得想办法回来告诉没死的那位，天堂里有没有棒球。

一个夏日的夜晚，鲍勃在观看完洋基队获胜的那场球赛后，在睡梦中去世。他死得很开心。

几天后的晚上，他的好友厄尔被从远处传来的鲍勃的声音吵醒了。

“鲍勃，是你吗？”厄尔问。

“当然是我。”鲍勃回答。

“太不可思议了！”厄尔惊呼道，“那么，告诉我，天堂里有棒球吗？”

“好吧。我有一个好消息和一个坏消息要告诉你。你想先听哪个？”

厄尔兴奋地说道：“先告诉我那个好消息。”

“嗯。好消息是，天堂里有棒球。厄尔。”

“哦。那太好了！那么，坏消息又是什么？”

“明天晚上，你要投球。”

原文：Baseball in Heaven

Two buddies Bob and Earl were two of the biggest baseball fans in America。Their entire adult lives，Bob and Earl discussed baseball history in the winter，and they pored over every box score during the season。They went to 60 games a year。They even agreed that whoever died first would try to come back and tell the other if there was baseball in heaven。

One summer night，Bob passed away in his sleep after watching the Yankee victory earlier in the evening。He died happy。A few nights later，his buddy Earl awoke to the sound of Bob's voice from beyond。

“Bob is that you？”Earl asked。

“Of course it me。”Bob replied。

“This is unbelievable！”Earl exclaimed，“So tell me，is there baseball in heaven？”

“Well I have some good news and some bad news for you。Which do you want to hear first？”

Earl excitedly replies：“Tell me the good news first。”

“Well，the good news is that yes there is baseball in heaven，Earl。”

“Oh，that is wonderful！So what could possibly be the bad news？”