技术进步 (笑话，英、中译文）
Translated from German by xia23
Technical progress [1]
A German peasant and a Texas farmer meet at a large international agricultural fair. The peasant boasts:
“If I drive my tractor around my entire land, it takes a whole day!”
The Texas farmer laughs with a heavy accent:
“Well, if Ick drive my tractor around my property once, it takes a week!”
The peasant responds thoughtfully:
“I once owned the tractor he’s using a long time ago…”
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Note on Ick, that Texas farmer could not pronounce German ich (I, me in English), he pronounced as ick.
As for the difference between a peasant and a farmer, Gemini said:
The key difference between a peasant and a farmer lies in their social status, economic independence, and the scale of their farming operations. Generally, peasant refers to a person engaged in agriculture, often of a subsistence nature, who is of lower social status, sometimes tied to a feudal system, and may not own the land they cultivate. Farmer, on the other hand, is a broader term denoting anyone engaged in agriculture, regardless of social status, and can include those who own and operate larger farms for profit.
技术进步
一个德国农夫和一个德克萨斯农夫在一个大型的国际农业交易会上聊起天来。德国农夫骄傲地说：
“如果我用我的拖拉机在我的土地上转上一圈，那得用一天.”
德克萨斯农夫用浓厚的口音说：
“如果亦克用我的拖拉机在我的土地上转上一圈，那得用一星期.”
德国农夫想了想：
“哦，我在以前有过他那种拖拉机。。。”
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注：亦克，德克萨斯农夫发不好德语ich（英语“我”）他把ich念成ick.
[1]. p. 11. Technologisher Fortschritt. Dr. Wagner. Learn German through Jokes Lachen und Lernen. Ernest Publications. 2025.
