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A couple was celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. Their domestic tranquillity* had long been the talk of the town. A local newspaper reporter was inquiring as to the secret of their long and happy marriage.
一對夫婦在慶祝他們的金婚紀念。鎮上的鄰居都交口稱贊他們的家庭和睦，于是一位本地報紙的記者前來采訪，以希探尋他們長久和睦婚姻的原因。
"Well, it dates back to our honeymoon," explained the lady. "We visited the Grand Canyon and took a trip down to the bottom of the canyon by pack mule. We hadn't gone too far when my husband's mule stumbled."
“這得從我們蜜月旅行說起，”太太解釋道。“我們當時去大峽谷旅游，各騎一條馱騾行走在峽谷底部。走了不多遠，我丈夫的驢絆了一跤。”
"My husband quietly said 'That's once.' We proceeded a little farther when the mule stumbled again. Once more my husband quietly said, 'That's twice.' We hadn't gone a half-mile when the mule stumbled a third time."
“我丈夫平靜地說‘第一次’，繼續走了一段后驢又絆了一跤，我丈夫依舊平靜地說‘第二次’，當我們走了半英里，驢絆了第三次。”
"My husband promptly removed a revolver* from his pocket and shot him."
"I started to protest over his treatment of the mule when he looked at me and quietly said 'That's once.'"
我丈夫迅速掏出手槍射死了驢。我開始抱怨丈夫，不該這么對待馱騾。他平靜地看著我，說“第一次”。
