出售会说话的狗
A man saw a sign outside a farmhouse: "Talking Dog for Sale." Curious, he knocked on the door, and the farmer told him the dog was in the back garden.
The man found a scruffy old Labrador lying on the grass. "Er… can you really talk?" he asked, feeling a bit silly.
"Yep," said the dog.
The man nearly fell over. "So… what's your story?"
The dog sat up. "Well, I discovered I could talk when I was very young. I wanted to help my country, so I told the government. They had me working for the secret service in no time. I'd sit in rooms with spies and world leaders, and nobody suspected that a dog was listening. I was one of the most valuable spies in the world for eight years.
"But all that travelling really tired me out, so I retired and took a job at the airport, sniffing out suspicious characters. I uncovered some huge smuggling operations and was awarded a whole lot of medals. Then I got married, had a few puppies, and now I'm just enjoying my retirement."
The man was amazed. He went back to the farmer. "How much do you want for the dog?"
"Ten dollars," said the farmer.
"Ten dollars? That dog is incredible! Why on earth are you selling him so cheaply?"
The farmer shrugged. "Because he's a liar. He never did any of that stuff."
一个男人看到一座农舍外面挂着块牌子：“出售会说话的狗。”他很好奇，就去敲了门。农场主说，狗在后院。
男人在草地上找到了一条邋里邋遢的老拉布拉多犬。“呃……你真的会说话吗？”他问，觉得自己有点傻。
“会啊。”狗说。
男人差点摔倒。“那……你都有些什么经历？”
狗坐了起来。“嗯，我很小的时候就发现自己会说话。我想为国家出力，就告诉了政府。他们很快就让我去为特工机构工作。我坐在屋子里，旁边就是间谍和各国领导人，谁也没想到一条狗在偷听。整整八年，我都是世界上最有价值的间谍之一。
“可是到处跑实在太累了，我就退下来，到机场找了份工作，专门嗅出可疑人物。我破获了好几起大型走私案，得了一大堆奖章。后来我结了婚，生了几只小狗，现在就安心过退休生活。”
男人惊呆了。他回去找农场主：“这条狗你要多少钱？”
“十块钱。”农场主说。
“十块钱？这条狗太了不起了！你到底为什么卖得这么便宜？”
农场主耸了耸肩：“因为它是个骗子。那些事它一件都没干过。”