Bob received a free ticket to the Superbowl from his company.Unfortunately,when Bob arrived at the stadium he realized the seat was in the last row in the corner of the stadium.
About halfway through the first quarter,Bob noticed an empty seat 10 rows off the field right on the 50-yard line.He decided to take a chance and made his way through the stadium and around the security guards to the empty seat.
As he sat down,he asked the gentleman sitting next to him,“Excuse me,is anyone sitting here?”The man said,“No.”Very excited to be in such a great seat for the game,Bob said to the man next to him,“This is incredible!Who in their right mind would have a seat like this at the Superbowl and not use it?!”
The man replied,“Well,actually,the seat belongs to me.I was supposed to come with my wife,but she passed away.This is the first Superbowl we haven’t been to together since we got married in 1967.”
“That’s really sad,”said Bob,“but still,couldn’t you find someone to take the seat?A relative or a close friend?”
“No,”the man replied,“they’re all at the funeral.”
鮑伯從自己公司拿了一張超級(jí)碗決賽的免費(fèi)球票。等他趕到體育場(chǎng)的時(shí)候,卻發(fā)現(xiàn)座位是在體育場(chǎng)最后一排的角落里。
當(dāng)決賽進(jìn)行到第一節(jié)一半的時(shí)候,鮑伯注意到第十排正對(duì)著球場(chǎng)50碼線(xiàn)的地方有個(gè)空位子。他決定碰碰運(yùn)氣,于是穿過(guò)體育場(chǎng),繞過(guò)保安,徑直來(lái)到空位前。
他坐下后,問(wèn)旁邊的那位先生:“對(duì)不起,這兒有人嗎?”那人答道:“沒(méi)人。”能有這么一個(gè)好位子看比賽,鮑伯感到很興奮。他對(duì)自己的鄰座說(shuō):“簡(jiǎn)直令人難以置信!只要是正常人,有誰(shuí)會(huì)把這么好的超級(jí)碗球票白白浪費(fèi)掉呢?”
那人答道:“實(shí)際上,這是我的位子。我本來(lái)要和妻子一起來(lái)的,但她不幸去世了。自從1967年結(jié)婚以來(lái),這是我們第一次沒(méi)有一起看超級(jí)碗決賽?!?
“真令人傷心,”鮑伯說(shuō),“但你為什么不和別人一起來(lái)看,比方說(shuō)親戚或者是好朋友?”
“不行,”那人答道,“他們都在參加我妻子的葬禮?!?
(注:超級(jí)碗決賽:美國(guó)的職業(yè)橄欖球決賽。)