中肯的回答【1】（笑话，译文）
译自法语by me, 英语由Gemini proofread过
Pertinent Response
A young farmer leaves the family farm because life there is no longer economically viable. He searches for a job and finally enrolls in the Paris Fire Department. The training courses are mandatory, yet the young farmer attends them assiduously. During one session, the captain of the brigade asks him a question:
"Could you explain to me what is needed if someone has to bring around a drowned person【2】?"
"It’s not complicated," the young farmer answers. "You must prune all the excess branches and never forget to put a good pile of manure at the base."
中肯的回答
一个年轻的农夫因为经济拮据而离家出走。他到处找工作，最后入职巴黎消防队。入职课程是强制性的，年轻的农夫则专心致志地学习。在有一堂课里，消防队队长问他一个问题：
“如果有人把一个被水淹着的人【2】交给你，你需要做些什么呢？”
“这一点也不复杂”，年轻的农夫回答。“你需要把多余的枝叶剪掉，别忘了把一摊大粪放到根部。”
【1】. p. 169. RÉPONSE PERTINENTE. 1000 Blagues <Les Meilleures>. Rajko Zobec. Z-R Edition.
【2】. 在法语里名词noyé和noyer发音完全相同。
在法语里名词noyé, 国际音标发音[nwaje]，英语里是 drowned person,中文里是被水淹的人。
在法语里名词noyer, 国际音标发音[nwaje]，英语里是walnut tree,中文里是核桃树。
注：国际音标发音取自p. 672. Harrap’s French and English College Dictionary. McGraw-Hill. New York. 2006.
