Need Water! 我要喝水！

A traveler was stumbling through the desert, desperate for water, then he saw something, far off in the distance.

一位旅行者在艰难地穿越沙漠，口渴难忍，这时他看见远处有什么东西。

Hoping to find water, he walked towards the image, only to find a little old peddler sitting at a card table with a bunch of neckties laid out.

希望能找到水，他朝着那个影像走去，只见到一个小老商贩坐在一个摆满领带的牌桌旁。

The parched wanderer asked, "Please, I'm dying of thirst, can I have some water?"
这位口渴的迷路人问，“劳驾，我快要渴死啦，能不能给我些水？”

The man replied： "I don't have any water, but why don't you buy a tie? Here's one that goes nicely with your clothes."

那人回答：“我没有水，您为何不买条领带呢?这一条与你的衣着很相配。”

The desperate man shouted, "I don't want a tie, you idiot, I need water!"
绝望的人大叫，“我不要领带，你这笨蛋，我需要水！”

"OK, don't buy a tie. But to show you what a nice guy I am, I'll tell you that over that hill there, about 5 miles, is a nice restaurant. Walk that way, they'll give you all the water you want."

“好，不买领带。向你证明我是个好人，我告诉你山坡那边，大概5英里，有个很好的饭店。往那边走，他们会给你水，想要多少给多少。

The man thanked the peddler and walked away towards the hill and eventually disappeared out of sight.
那人谢了商贩朝山坡走去，渐渐地消失了。
Three hours later he returned.
三个小时后他又回来了。

The man at the card table asked, "I told you, about 5 miles over that hill. Couldn't you find it?"
坐在牌桌旁的人问他，“我告诉过你，山那边5英里，你没找着？”

"I found it all right. They wouldn't let me in without a tie."^注

“我找着了，他们不给我进去因为我没戴领带。”

注：在西方，许多好的饭店要求顾客衣着整齐，否则不可入内。