A man is walking past a travel agents office when he notices a billboard¹ announcing, "4 day cruise down the Murray River $40 all inclusive.”

一个男人路过旅行社时，看到一个广告栏上面写着“顺着墨累河漂流四天，全部费用只需40美元”。

Impressed by the low price, he races into the shop, slaps $40 onto the counter and announces, "I' m here for the Murray cruise.” Quick as a wink², the travel agent whips out a baseball bat and knocks him unconscious.

面对如此低价的诱惑，他大步走进旅行社把40美元往桌上一拍，然后说:“我报名墨累河之游。”眨眼间，旅行社的店员抽出一根棒球棍，一下就把那个人打昏了。

When the man wakes, he finds himself tied to a floating log and drifting down the river. After a time, he notices another man in same predicament on the other side of the river.

当那个人醒来之后，发现自己被捆在一个木筏上，正沿着河水往下漂呢。过了一会儿在河的另一边，他看到一个和他处境一样的人。

"$40 Murray cruise?" he calls out.

"40美元墨累河之游?”他喊到。

"Yep!" says the man on the other side.

“是呀!”那人答道。

"I'll bet you we don't even get breakfast,”he yells.

“我打赌我们还没吃早饭呢。”他喊道。

"Well，”calls the other man, “we did last year.”

“对，”另一个人说，“我们去年吃过了。”