被国税局传唤

鸭绒25（译）

2024年2月24日

约瑟夫被传唤到国税局作证。因此，他向他的会计师请教，该如何着装应付这样的场合。

“穿你最破烂的衣服。让他们认为你是个穷鬼。”会计师告诉他。

约瑟夫也决定去问问他的律师。

“穿上你最好的衣服。这样，他们就知道你不会因心虚被吓倒。”律师说。

约瑟夫被完全弄糊涂了。他去找他的牧师。告诉他，他收到相互矛盾的建议，想寻求他的帮助。

“我给你讲个故事吧。”牧师说，“一个即将要结婚的女人问她母亲，新婚之夜她应该穿什么。母亲说，要穿一件厚重的法兰绒长睡衣，一直将身体捂到脖子。她又去问她的闺蜜。闺蜜说，要穿一件开口直到肚脐眼的性感V领睡衣。”

约瑟夫不知所以然：“这和我去国税局作证有什么关系呢？”

“很好理解啊。”牧师回答，“无论你穿什么，你都会遭殃的。”

原文： Visit to the IRS

Joseph was called to testify at the Internal Revenue Service （IRS），so he asked his accountant for advice on how to dress for the occasion。

“Wear your shabbiest clothing so that they think you’re a pauper。”His accountant told him。

Joseph decided to ask his lawyer as well。

“Wear your best clothing so they know you aren’t intimidated。”The lawyer said。

Completely confused，Joseph went to his priest and told him about the conflicting advice he had received，asking for his advice。

“Let me tell you a story。”The priest said，“A woman，about to be married，asked her mother what she should wear on her wedding night and was told to wear a heavy、long，flannel nightgown that covered her all the way up to her neck。She also asked her best friend，who told her to wear a sexy negligee with a V neck down to her navel。”

Joseph was confused。

“What does any of that have to do with my problem with the IRS？”

“Simple。”replied the priest，“It doesn’t matter what you wear，you’re still going to get screwed。”