My grandmother was famous for her quick wit. Once, at a family event, my sister's date asked if he could bring her a drink. “Yes. A Manhattan,” Grandmother said. “Okay, but you can't be our designated driver,” the young man joked. “Oh, I don't drive. Never did.” “Why is that?” he asked. “I knew that if you drink, you shouldn't drive. So I made the only sensible choice.”
我的奶奶因說(shuō)話風(fēng)趣而聞名。在一次家庭聚會(huì)上,我妹妹的男朋友問(wèn)奶奶,要不要給她帶一點(diǎn)喝的。奶奶說(shuō):“好,要一杯曼哈頓酒?!毙』镒娱_玩笑說(shuō):“那你就不可以當(dāng)我們選派的司機(jī)了?!薄鞍。也婚_車,從來(lái)不開車。”“為什么?”“我知道,如果你喝酒,你就不能開車。所以我就做唯一明智的選擇?!?