Irving was boasting to a fellow fisherman about a 20-pound salmon he had caught.
欧文在向一个渔夫吹嘘他捕的一条20 磅的鲑鱼。
“Twenty pounds, huh?” remarked the other guy, with skepticism. “Were there any witnesses?”
“20 磅,对吧?”另一个人带着怀疑的神情问道,“有什么人作证吗?”
“Of course,” said Irving. “Otherwise it would have weighed 30 pounds.”
“当然有了,”欧文说,“否则就会有30 磅呢。”