A man said to his friend, "I'm bothered with time-wasting callers." His friend said, "Why don't you try my plan to deal with them."

"What is it?" he asked. His friend said: "When the bell rings, I put on my hat and gloves before I open the door. If it proves to be someone I don't want to see, I simply say 'So sorry, I'm just going out!'"

He asked again: "If it's some one you want to see?" his friend replied: "Oh ,then I say: 'So fortunate, I've just come in.'"

有个人对他的朋友说：“一些来访问的人耗费时间搅得我很恼火呢。”朋友说：“为什么不试用我的办法对付这些人呢？”

“什么办法呀？”他问道。朋友说：“门铃响的时候，我戴上帽子和手套后再去开门。如果来的是我不想见的人，我就说‘真对不起，我正要出去。’”

他又问道：“如果是你想见的人呢？”朋友回答说：“哦，那我就说‘幸好我刚刚回来了。’”