英语小笑话:To Buy a Video－买录像机

To Buy a Video
　　Amos asked his mother whether they could have a video.
　　I’m afraid we can’t afford one, sighed his mother.
　　But on the following day in came Amos, staggering beneath the weight of a brand-new video.
　　How on earth did you pay for that? gasped his mother.
　　Easy, Mum. replied Amos, I sold the television!买录像机
　　艾莫斯问妈妈他们是否能买一台录像机。
　　恐怕我们还买不起，妈妈叹息着说。
　　可第二天当艾莫斯回来时，他摇摇晃晃地搬着一台全新的录像机。
　　你究竟是哪儿来的钱买这东西？妈妈大吃一惊，喘着气说。
　　妈妈，这简单， 艾曼斯回答。我把电视机给卖了！NOTE
afford vt. 买得起
He can afford an apartment.
他能买得起一套住房。
经受得住；承担得起
Can you afford $12000 for ...?
你花得起12000美元买…吗？
I can’t afford three weeks away from work.
我无法丢下工作三星期。
But on the following day in came Amos
倒装，but on the following day Amos came in
on earth
adv.
在世上, 究竟