銷售員的買賣【1】（笑話，譯文）
譯自法語by me, 英語由Gemini proofread過
The Salesman’s Purchase
A traveling salesman stops to take a rest on the side of a beautiful country road. Our man is quietly lying in the grass when a horse from the neighboring meadow comes over to tell him his life story.
"As I’m telling you, Sir, I am an excellent thoroughbred. I have participated in about twenty horse races. I have won more than 6 million euros; all my trophies are hanging in the barn."
The salesman realizes there is a lot to be gained from this horse. He goes to the nearby farm and offers the owner 100,000 euros to buy it.
"But no," says the farmer, "you don't want to buy this horse."
"But I absolutely do! Here, look—I’m writing you a check immediately."
The man hands the check to the farmer.
"Okay, deal struck, since you insist. The horse is yours."
The salesman is all perky about the good deal he made, but he asks the farmer:
"By the way, why were you saying earlier that I didn't want the horse?"
"Because," the farmer replies, "this horse is a big liar. He has never participated in a race, nor won a single race in his life."
銷售員的買賣
一個正在路途中的銷售員在一個風景如畫的鄉村路邊休息。我們這哥們在草叢中仰天長臥，忽然一匹馬從鄰家的草坪裏走來，給他講自己這一輩子的故事。
“不瞞您說，先生，我可是最高級的純種馬。我參加過約摸20次馬賽，我贏過6百萬歐元，我的獎杯都擺在這個穀倉裏。”
銷售員意識到他可以從這匹馬中發財，便走到鄰家農場，跟主人說要用10萬歐元買下這匹馬。
“那可不對，” 農夫說，“你不會想買這匹馬的。”
“那我可是執意要買的！你看，我這就給你寫支票。”
銷售員把支票遞給農夫。
“OK，既然您堅持，交易拍板。這匹馬是您的了。”
銷售員覺得自己占了便宜而得意忘形，忍不住就問：
“順便問你一句，你為什麽先前說我不想要這匹馬呢？”
“因為，” 農夫回答，“這匹馬是撒謊專家。它從未參加過任何馬賽，一生中也從未贏過任何比賽。”
【1】. p. 166-167. L’ACHAT DU REPRÉSENTANT. 1000 Blagues <Les Meilleures>. Rajko Zobec. Z-R Edition.
