兩個獵人
Two hunters were out in the woods when one of them suddenly collapsed. He didn't seem to be breathing, and his eyes had rolled back in his head.
His friend panicked. He pulled out his phone and called the emergency services.
"Help!" he gasped. "My friend's collapsed! I think he's dead! What should I do?"
The operator spoke in a calm, soothing voice. "Don't worry, sir. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead."
There was a short silence. Then the operator heard a loud gunshot.
The man came back on the line. "OK," he said. "Now what?"
兩個獵人在森林裡打獵，其中一個突然倒在地上。他好像沒有呼吸了，眼睛也翻白了。
他的朋友慌了，趕緊拿出手機，撥打緊急求救電話。
「救命啊！」他上氣不接下氣地說，「我朋友倒下了！我覺得他死了！我該怎麼辦？」
接線員用冷靜、安撫的語氣說：「別擔心，先生，我能幫您。首先，我們先確定他已經死了。」
電話那頭安靜了一下。接著，接線員聽到一聲響亮的槍聲。
男人又拿起電話：「好了。接下來呢？」
（笑點在於：接線員的意思是「先確認他是不是真的死了」，可是獵人把「make sure he's dead」理解成「確保他死掉」。）