(Originally in English)

A man went into a restaurant in a strange city and

asked the waiter for some food. The waiter asked

him what he wanted. Since the man was kind of

homesick and lonely, he said, “How about a

meatloaf, some bread and a kind word.” When

the waiter returned with the meatloaf and the

bread, the man said, “Where's the good word

for me?” The waiter put down the meatloaf

and sighed, then whispered into the man's ear,

“Don't eat the meatloaf!”

实话实说

有一个人来到异乡的一家餐厅，向服务生点餐。

服务生问他想吃些什么？他有点想家并感到孤单，

便说：「给我一份肉卷、一些面包，和一句好话。」

当服务生送来肉卷和面包时，那个人问：「要给我

的好话呢？」服务生放下肉卷，叹了一口气，在他

耳边低声说：「不要吃这份肉卷！」