The cruise ship my friend was working on socked at a Mexican port during a very high tide. Everyone on board was forced to use the ship’s narrow gangplank as a passageway to the dock far below.
The staff stood motionless when a passenger in her 70’s appeared at the top of the plank. There wasn’t room for anyone to assist her, so she edged along slowly and finally made it to the dock safely, to everyone’s relief. As she stepped down, she turned, looked back at the top of the plank and shouted, “it’s okay, mother, you cane down now.”
银行家和画家
一位很富有的巴黎银行家恳求一位著名的画家为自己画一张小画。
画家画完之后，向他收取一百万法郎的报酬。
“为什么？你仅用了5分钟的时间。”银行家说。
“是的，”画家回答，“可是我用了30年的时间才学到这5分钟里所做的事。”
The Banker and the Artist
A rich Paris banker begged a well-known artist to do a little thing for his album. The artist did the little thing and asked a million francs.
“Why, it only took you five minutes to do it,” sai