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Three engineers and three accountants are traveling by train to a conference.
三个工程师和三个会计一起坐火车去参加一个会议。
At the station, the three accountants each buytickets and watch as the three engineers buy only asingle ticket.
到了火车站，三个会计每人买了一张火车票，可他们注意到三个工程师只买了一张票。
"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asked an accountant.
“你们三个人怎么能只用一张票乘车呢?”一个会计问道。
"Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.
“你们看着吧，”一个工程师答道。
They all board the train. The accountants take their respective seats but all three engineerscram into a restroom and close the door behind them.
他们都上了火车，会计们坐到了他们各自的座位上，工程师们却全挤起了一个洗手间并关上了门。
Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knockson the restroom door and says, "Ticket, please."
不一会儿，列车启动了，列车员走过来查票。他敲了敲洗手间的门，说：“请出示车票。”
The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductortakes it and moves on.
门打开了一条缝，一只手拿着车票伸了出来。列车员检了票，就走开了。
The accountants saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea. So after the conference, theaccountants decide to copy the engineers on the reture trip and save some money.
会计们看后觉得这真是个好办法。于是会后他们决定在回程的火车上照样做，好省下些钱。
When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To theirastonishment, the engineers don't buy a ticket at all.
到火车站后，三个会计买了一张票。可让他们吃惊的是，这回工程师们根本连一张票也没买。
"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed accountant.
“你们三个人怎么能不用车票就乘车呢?”一个困惑不解的会计问道。
"Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.
“你们看着吧，”一个工程师答道。
When they board the train the three accountants cram into a restroom and the threeengineers cram into another one nearby.
他们都上了火车，三个会计挤进了一个洗手间，三个工程师挤进了另一个。
The train departs.
火车开动了。
Shortly afterward, one of the engineers leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroomwhere the accountants are hiding. He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket, please."
不一会儿，一个工程师走出来，走到会计们藏身的那个洗手间门口，敲了敲门，说：“请出示车票。”
