谁关于抢劫银行的英语小故事
谁关于抢劫银行的英语小故事
谁关于抢劫银行的英语小故事
谁关于抢劫银行的英语小故事
″IwishCentralBankwouldberobbed,″GeorgePickenssaidtohimself.Hehadbeenmakingthiswishdailyfromthetimehehadstartedworkasatelleratthebank.
Alloverthecountrybankswerebeingrobbed,Georgethoughtsourly.Whynotthisbank?Wererobbersscornfulofitsfour-million-dollarcapital?WeretheyafraidofMr.Ackerman,theoldbankguard,whohadn'tpulledouthisgunintwenty-twoyears?
Ofcourse,Georgehadareasonforwantingthebanktoberobbed.Afterall,hecouldn'tsimplytakethethickbundlesofbillsthatwereunderhishandsalldaylong.Sohehadthoughtofanotherwaytogetthem.Hisplanwassimple.Itwentlikethis:
IfBankRobberAholdsupBankTellerB…
AndifBankTellerBgivesBankRobberAacertainamountofmoney…
WhatistopreventBankTellerBfromkeepingallthemoneyleftandclaimingthatitwasstolenbyBankRobberA?Therewasonlyoneproblem.WherewasBankRobberA?
OnemorningGeorgeenteredthebankfeelingsomethingwasabouttohappen.″Goodmorning,Mr.Burrows.″hesaidcheerfully.Thebankpresidentmutteredsomethingandwentintohisoffice.
Attwoo'clockBankRobberAwalkedin.Georgeknewhewasabankrobber.Foronething,heslunkin.Foranotherthing,heworeamask.
″Thisisaholdup.″themansaidroughly.Hetookapistolfromhispocket.Theguardmadeasmallsound.″You,″thebankrobbersaid,″liedownonthefloor.″Mr.Ackermanlaydown.TherobbersteppedovertoGeorge'scage.
″Allright.″hesaid.″Handitover.″″Yes,sir.″saidGeorge.″Wouldyoulikeitinten-or-twenty-dollarbills?″
″Justhanditover!″
Georgereachedintohiscashboxandtookallthebillsfromthetopsection,closetosixthousanddollars.Hepassedthemthroughthewindow.Therobbersnatchedthem,stuffedthemintohispocket,andturnedtoleave.
Then,whileeveryonewatchedBankRobberA,BankTellerBcalmlyliftedoffthetopsectionofthecashboxandslippedbillsfromthebottomsectionintohispockets.
Thebankrobberwasgone.Georgefainted.Whenhewokehesmiledupattheworriedfaceslookingdownathim.″I'mallright.″hesaidbravely.
″Perhapsyoushouldgohome,George.″Mr.Bell,thechiefauditor,said.
Assoonashewassafelybehindhisbedroomdoor,Georgetookthemoneyfromhispocketsandcountedit.Hehadseventhousanddollars.Hewasveryhappy.
ThenextmorningwhenGeorgearrivedatthebank,itwasnotopenforbusiness.Buteveryonewasthere,helpingtoexaminethebank'srecordsforthespecialauditMr.Bellwastaking.
GeorgewascalledintoMr.Burrows'soffice.Thebankpresidentseemedstrangelycheerful.″George,″hesaid,″IwantyoutomeetMr.Carruthers,whousedtobepresidentofourbank.″
″Goodmorning,George.″saidMr.Carruthers.″Iwassorrytohearyoufaintedyesterday.Areyouallrightnow?″
″Yes,sir.Justfine,thanks.″
″I'mgladtohearit.Thatwasquiteanadventure.Itjustgoestoshowhoweasyitistorobourbank.″
″Sir?″saidGeorge,confused.″
George,Iwassorrytogiveyouahardtimeyesterday,butwithallthebanksbeingrobbedthesedaysIthoughtitwouldbeagoodideatoprovethatourlittlebankcanberobbedtoo.Ihaveretired,butIhaven'tstoppedthinking.That'swhyIplayedmylittlegameyesterday,justtokeepeverybodyonhistoes.″
″Idon'tunderstand.