A 747 was halfway1 across the Atlantic when the captain got on the loud speaker, Attention, passengers. We have lost one of our engines, but we can certainly reach London with the three we have left. Unfortunately, we will arrive an hour late as a result.
Shortly thereafter, the passengers heard the captain's voice again, Guess what, folks. We just lost our third engine, but please be assured we can fly with only one. We will now arrive in London three hours late.
At this point, one passenger became furious. For Pete's sake, he shouted, If we lose another engine, we'll be up here all night!
一架747客机正在跨越大西洋时，喇叭里传来了机长的声音：旅客们请注意，大家的四个引擎中有一个丢失了。但剩下的三个引擎会把大家带到伦敦的。只不过大家要因此晚到一小时。
过了一会儿，旅客们又听到机长的声音：各位，你们猜如何啦？大家刚又掉了第三个引擎。但请你们相信好了。只有一个引擎大家也能飞，但要晚三个小时了。
正在这个时候，一位乘客很气愤地说：看在上帝的份上，假如大家再掉一个引擎，大家整夜都要待在天上了。
