After being with her all evening, the man couldn't take another minute with his blind date.
和相亲对象呆了一晚上后,男性再也受不了了。
Earlier, he had secretly arranged to have a friend call him to the phone so he would have an excuse to leave.
他事先安排了个朋友给他打电话,如此他就能借故先离开了。
When he returned to the table, he lowered his eyes, put on a grim1 expression and said, I have some bad news. My grandfather just died.
当他回到桌边,他垂下双眼,装出一副阴沉的表情,说:有个不幸的消息,我的祖父刚刚过世了。
Thank heavens, his date replied. If yours hadn't, mine would have had to!
谢天谢地!他的约会对象说,假如你的祖父不死,我的祖父就得去世了!