蒙特利尔自助餐厅的一位顾客拧开盥洗室的龙头,结果被水烫伤了。这太可恶了,他抱怨道,标着C的龙头流出的是开水。
可是,先生,C代表Chaude-法语里代表热。如果您居住在蒙特利尔的话就得知道这一点。
等等,那位外一个龙头同样标的是C。
当然,经理说道:它代表冷。毕竟,蒙特利尔是个双语城市。
Chaude and Cold
A patron in Montreal cafe turned on a tap in the washroom and got scalded. This is an outrage, he complained. The faucet marked C gave me boiling water.
But, Monsieur, C stands for chaude - French for hot. You should know that if you live in Montreal.
Wait a minute, roared the patron. The other tap is also marked C.
Of course, said the manager, It stands for cold. After all, Montreal is a bilingual city.
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