LOL
A woman's mother had just bought her first smartphone, and she was very proud of it. She had learned to make calls, take photos and – most excitingly – send text messages.
One afternoon, the daughter's phone buzzed. It was a message from her mum:
"Your Great-Aunt Margaret passed away this morning. LOL."
The daughter stared at the screen in shock. She phoned her mother straight away.
"Mum! Why on earth would you write 'LOL'?"
"What do you mean?" said her mother. "It means 'lots of love'. Isn't that right?"
"No, Mum," said the daughter. "It means 'laugh out loud'."
There was a long pause.
"Oh no," said her mother. "I have to call everyone I've sent it to."
有位女士的妈妈刚买了人生中第一部智能手机，得意得不得了。她已经学会了打电话、拍照，还有最让她兴奋的——发短信。
一天下午，女儿的手机震了一下。是妈妈发来的短信：
“你的玛格丽特姑婆今天早上去世了。LOL。”
女儿盯着屏幕，惊呆了。她马上给妈妈打了电话。
“妈！你到底为什么要写‘LOL’啊？”
“什么意思？”妈妈说，“LOL 不是‘lots of love（满满的爱）’的意思吗？”
“不是的，妈，”女儿说，“它的意思是‘laugh out loud（哈哈大笑）’。”
电话那头沉默了好久。
“哎呀糟了，”妈妈说，“我得给每个收到这条短信的人都打个电话。”