英语小达人每天10分钟 373 Forgotten Pillowcases
忘了拿的枕套
A stingy old lawyer who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness was determined to prove wrong the saying, "You can't take it with you."
一个吝啬的老律师被诊断出得了不治之症。于是他决定要证明“生不带来，死不带去”这句老话说错了。
After much thought and consideration, the old ambulance chaser finally figured out how to take at least some of his money with him when he died.
经过深思熟虑，这个怂恿事故受伤者起诉的律师终于想出了让自己在死的时候至少能带走一部分钱的方法。
He instructed his wife to go to the bank and withdraw enough money to fill two pillowcases.He then directed her to take the bags of money to the attic and leave them directly above his bed.
他要妻子去银行取出能塞满两只枕套的现金。然后又让她把装满钱的枕套放在阁楼上正对着他的床的位置上。
His plan: When he passed away, he would reach out and grab the bags on his way to heaven.
他的如意算盘是：他死了的时候，就能在去往天堂的路上抓起那两只钱袋。
Several weeks after the funeral, the deceased lawyer's wife, up in the attic cleaning, came uponthe two forgotten pillowcases stuffed with cash.
葬礼过后几个星期，律师的妻子在打扫阁楼的时候发现了那两只装满了钱的枕套。
"Oh, that darned old fool," she exclaimed, "I knew he should have had me put the money in the basement."
“噢，这个下地狱的老笨蛋，”她大叫道：“我就知道他本该让我把钱放在地下室里的。”
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