The Multi-Purpose Fly Swatter

(Originally in English)

A mother came home from shopping for tea, and saw

that some tea had already been made by her

15-year-old daughter. The mother then asked the

daughter, "Did you use the tea strainer?"

Because in England they use chopped tea leaves to

make tea, and you have to use a tea strainer to

strain out the tea leaves, and then drink only the liquid.

And the daughter said, "Yes, mother, I did filter the

tea leaves. But I couldn't find the tea strainer,

so I used the fly swatter." The mother said, "Oh!

My God! Why did you do that? You shouldn't have

done that!" And the daughter said, "Oh mother,

don't panic. It's just an old one. I didn't use the new one."

多功能蒼蠅拍

母親購物回來，想喝點茶，發現她15歲的女兒已經泡好茶了，

就問女兒：‘你用濾茶器了嗎？’因為英國人用碎茶葉來泡茶，

所以要用濾茶器過濾出茶水來喝。女兒回答：‘媽，我有過濾，

但因為找不到濾茶器，所以就用蒼蠅拍來過濾。’母親聽了就說：

‘噢！怎么搞的，你不能這樣做啦！’女兒回答：‘媽，你不要緊張，

我只是用那支舊的蒼蠅拍，沒有用新的那支！’