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以下は笑い話で一読後ニヤリとしていればよい類のものですがこれをまじめに英語で解釈してみませんか？英会話の話題としてもご利用ください。
Former Vice President Garner had lost a ten-dollar bet on a Washington baseball game, and the winner asked him to autograph the bill.
“I’m giving it to my grandson for a souvenir,” he explained. “He wants to frame it and hang it in his room.”
“You mean the money’s not going to be spent?” asked the Texan. “That’s right.” “Well,” said Garner, “then I’ll just write you a check!”
（トークラインのご利用者様にお送りしている１２月８日付のHANDOUTの一部で、The Reader’s Digestからの転載です）
