[해외유머] '원수들의 화해'
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Two political rivals were scheduled to fight a duel.
One of the duelists complained that his opponent was so small a figure that he had little chance of hitting him at 40 paces, while his portly body had a good chance of being hit."Then," said the diminutive man, "let the size of my body chalked out on your body, and every bullet that strikes outside of that outline shall count for nothing."
His opponent was so amused by this suggestion that the duel was called off-and the two became friends for life.
---------------------------------------------------------------duel : 결투
portly : 뚱뚱한
diminutive : 왜소한
chalk out : 초크로 윤곽을 그리다
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적대적인 두 정치인이 결투를 하기로 했다.그런데 한 사람은 상대방이 워낙 체구가 작기 때문에 40보 거리에서 명중시키기 어렵다고 불평했다.
"그렇다면 내 몸 사이즈를 당신 몸 위에 표시해 그 선에서 벗어난 총탄은 죄다 안 맞은 것으로 합시다"라고 체구가 작은 사람이 말했다.
상대방은 그 제의에 어찌나 감동했든지 결투를 안 하기로 했고 두 사람은 평생 친구가 되었다.
One of the duelists complained that his opponent was so small a figure that he had little chance of hitting him at 40 paces, while his portly body had a good chance of being hit."Then," said the diminutive man, "let the size of my body chalked out on your body, and every bullet that strikes outside of that outline shall count for nothing."
His opponent was so amused by this suggestion that the duel was called off-and the two became friends for life.
---------------------------------------------------------------duel : 결투
portly : 뚱뚱한
diminutive : 왜소한
chalk out : 초크로 윤곽을 그리다
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적대적인 두 정치인이 결투를 하기로 했다.그런데 한 사람은 상대방이 워낙 체구가 작기 때문에 40보 거리에서 명중시키기 어렵다고 불평했다.
"그렇다면 내 몸 사이즈를 당신 몸 위에 표시해 그 선에서 벗어난 총탄은 죄다 안 맞은 것으로 합시다"라고 체구가 작은 사람이 말했다.
상대방은 그 제의에 어찌나 감동했든지 결투를 안 하기로 했고 두 사람은 평생 친구가 되었다.