技術進步 (笑話，英、中譯文）
Translated from German by xia23
Technical progress [1]
A German peasant and a Texas farmer meet at a large international agricultural fair. The peasant boasts:
“If I drive my tractor around my entire land, it takes a whole day!”
The Texas farmer laughs with a heavy accent:
“Well, if Ick drive my tractor around my property once, it takes a week!”
The peasant responds thoughtfully:
“I once owned the tractor he’s using a long time ago…”
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Note on Ick, that Texas farmer could not pronounce German ich (I, me in English), he pronounced as ick.
As for the difference between a peasant and a farmer, Gemini said:
The key difference between a peasant and a farmer lies in their social status, economic independence, and the scale of their farming operations. Generally, peasant refers to a person engaged in agriculture, often of a subsistence nature, who is of lower social status, sometimes tied to a feudal system, and may not own the land they cultivate. Farmer, on the other hand, is a broader term denoting anyone engaged in agriculture, regardless of social status, and can include those who own and operate larger farms for profit.
技術進步
一個德國農夫和一個德克薩斯農夫在一個大型的國際農業交易會上聊起天來。德國農夫驕傲地說：
“如果我用我的拖拉機在我的土地上轉上一圈，那得用一天.”
德克薩斯農夫用濃厚的口音說：
“如果亦克用我的拖拉機在我的土地上轉上一圈，那得用一星期.”
德國農夫想了想：
“哦，我在以前有過他那種拖拉機。。。”
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注：亦克，德克薩斯農夫發不好德語ich（英語“我”）他把ich念成ick.
[1]. p. 11. Technologisher Fortschritt. Dr. Wagner. Learn German through Jokes Lachen und Lernen. Ernest Publications. 2025.
