Old Farmer Johnson was dying.The family was standing around his bed.With a low voice he said to his wife:"When I'm dead I want you to marry farmer Jones."

Wife:"No,I can't marry anyone after you."

Johnson:"But I want you to."

Wife:"But why?"

Johnson:"Jones once cheated me in a horse deal!"

譯文：

老農(nóng)約翰遜就要死了.他的家人都站在床邊.他聲音低沉地對妻子說：“我死后,我想你嫁給農(nóng)夫瓊斯.”

妻子說：“不,在你死后,我不能嫁給任何人.”

約翰遜：“但我希望你這么做.”

妻子：“為什么?”

約翰遜：“因為瓊斯曾在一筆販馬的交易中欺騙了我.”。