陈湄公·《时兴笑话·请客》英译

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摘要: 陈沅恺译

一人请客无肴，一举箸即完参。客曰：“有灯借一盏来。”主人曰：“要灯何用？”客曰：“我桌上的东西，一些也看不见了。”——陈湄公·时兴笑话<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

A man invited a guest for dinner but he didn’t prepare any dishes. Picking up his chopsticks was the end of the dinner. So the guest asked: “May I borrow your lamp?” The host was puzzled and asked: “What for” His guest replied: “I can’t see a thing on the table.”