主题：【出洋相】打气筒

真实故事: 王君初到美国, 靠自行车代步. 一日, 车胎扁了, 便向老美房东借打气筒.　　 "Mr. Green, could I borrow your gas pump? I need to put some gas to my bike" "What do you need again?" 房东没听清楚. "I need to use your gas pump. " 王君提高声音, 一板一眼. 房东摇摇头," I don't have one". "Yes you do. I saw you use it the day before yesterday." 王君感到奇怪, 前 天明明看到他用气筒嘛. "No." "Yes, in your front yard." 房东成了丈二和尚: "No! There is no gas pump in my front yard. What do you need it for?" " My bike need some gas." "Your bike does not need gas." "Yes it does, I can't ride it without add gas" 王君有点不快. "Your bike does not have a tank, Where do you put your gas?" 王君有点愤怒. 心的话, 一破气筒有什么了不起? 不借也就罢了, 瞎说什么啊? 我 要有坦克,还住你这破地方. "No tank! I am not in the army, I am a student! I just need put the gas in the wheel". "Army? Gas in wheel? you must be crazy! " 房东见他动气, 莫名其妙, 心想, 这人神经有毛病!

呵呵，有趣。我第一次找气筒还真的去的是gas station，不过幸好我说的是air pump.