A Place to Sleep

 

Joke: A Place to Sleep 
Source: 英语幽默: A Place to Sleep posted by 天泽园
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By the time John pulled into the little town, every hotel room was taken. "You've got to have a room somewhere. "he pleaded. "Or just a bed──I don't care where."

"Well, I do have a double room with one occupant," admitted the manager, "and he might be glad to split the cost. But to tell you the truth, he snores so loudly that people in adjoining rooms have complained in the past. I'm not sure it'd be worth it to you."
 
"No problem," the tired traveler assured him. "I'll take it."

The next morning, John came down to breakfast bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. When asked about how he slept, he replied, "Never better."

The manager was impressed. "No problem with the other guy snoring, then?"

"Nope. I shut him up in no time."

"How'd you manage that?"

"He was already in bed, snoring away, when I came in the room," John said. "I went over, gave him a kiss on the cheek, and said, "Goodnight, beautiful." With that he sat up all night watching me."



This recitation has some flaws. Er Xiao went over the text once and then made this recording. I wish one day I could read as well as this after practicing it ten times.