An old man goes to his doctor and says, “I don’t think my wife’s hearing is as good as it used to be. What should I do?” The doctor replies, “Try this test to find out for sure. When your wife is in the kitchen doing dishes, stand fifteen feet behind her and ask her a question. If she doesn't respond, keep moving closer, asking the question until she hears you.” The man goes home and sees his wife preparing dinner. He stands 15 feet behind her and says, “What’s for dinner, honey?” No response. He moves to 10 feet behind her and asks again—no response. Five feet, no answer. Finally, he stands directly behind her and asks, “Honey, what’s for supper?” She says, “For the fourth time, I said chicken!”
一个老先生跟医生说：“我觉得我妻子的听力大不如从前了。我该怎么办呢？”医生回答道：“做这样一个测试来确认一下。当她在厨房刷盘子时，你站在她后面15英尺的地方，问她一个问题。如果她没有反应，你再往前靠近一点，直到她能听到你。”这位老先生回到家，看到妻子正在做晚餐，于是他站在她身后15英尺的地方问道：“晚餐吃什么，亲爱的？”见她没有反应，于是往前挪了几步，站在离她10英尺的地方又问了一遍。还是没有反应，于是站在离她五英尺的地方，还是没有反应。最后他干脆直接站在她身后，问道：“亲爱的，晚饭吃什么？”她回答说：“我都说了四遍了，吃鸡肉！”
