第10章 Chewing Gum

James was making his first airplane flight from Dublin to London. He was handed some chewing gums by the hostess."What's this for, Miss?"he asked.

"That's to stop your ears popping as the plane gains altitude."said the hostess.

Two and a half hours later, James passed the hostess on his way out of the plane."That was a grand experience, Miss, "he said,"but just tell me one thing."

"Yes?"

"How to get the chewing gum out of my ears?"

口香糖

詹姆斯第一次坐飞机，从都柏林飞往伦敦。空中小姐给他递了些口香糖。“这是干什么用的，小姐？”他问。

“它可以防止飞机上升时引起的耳膜鼓胀。”空中小姐说。

两个半小时后，詹姆斯在走下飞机路过那位空中小姐身边时问：“小姐，这真是了不起的经历，但请你告诉我一件事。”

“什么事？”

“怎么才能把口香糖从耳朵里取出来？”