The notorious cheap skate finally decided to have a party。 Explaining to a friend how to find his apartment， he said， “Come up to 5M and ring the doorbell with your elbow。 When the door open， push with your foot。“
一个出了名的吝啬鬼终于决定要请一次客了。他在向一个朋友解释怎么找到他家时说：“你上到五楼，找中间那个门，然后用你的胳膊肘按门铃。门开了之后，再用你的脚把门推开。”
“Why use my elbow and foot？”
“为什么要用我的肘和脚呢？”
“Well， gosh，” was the reply， “You‘re not coming empty-hangded， are you？”
“你的双手得拿礼物啊。天哪，你总不会空着手来吧？”吝啬鬼回答。
来源：沪江英语
