Once, late at night, an Englishman came out of his room into the corridor（走廊） of a hotel and asked the servant to bring him a glass of water. The servant did as he was asked. The Englishman re-entered his room, but a few minutes later he came into the corridor again and once more asked the servant for a glass of water. The servant brought him another glass of water. Every few minutes the Englishmen would come out of his room and repeat his request. After a half-hour the astonished servant decided1 to ask the Englishman what he was doing with the water. Nothing, the Englishman answered imperturbably2（平静地） , Its simply that my room is on fire.
一天晚上，一个英国人从他住的旅店房间里走出来。来到走廊上，叫旅店的员工给他拿一杯水来。员工按他的需要做了。英国人回到了他的房间里，几分钟后他又来到走廊上，让员工再给他送一杯水。员工又给他送了一杯水。每隔几分钟。英国人就走出房间重复他的需要。 半小时之后．这位感到惊讶的员工决定问问房客要这类水做什么，英国人不谎不忙地回答：没什么．只是我的房间里失火了。
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