Once there was a young man who was so confident in his strength(力量)that he offered a $1000 bet. He would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass. Anyone who could squeeze one more drop of juice out would win the money.
Many people, including weight lifters, truck drivers, etc., had tried, but nobody could do it. One day a scrawny little man came up and said in a low voice, "I'd like to try the bet."
People all laughed, but the young man said OK. He grabbed a lemon, and squeezed it. Then he handed it to the little man.
The thin man clenched his fist around the lemon and, to everyone's surprise, six drops fell into the glass.
As the crowd cheered ,the young man paid the $1000,and asked the little man, "What do you do for a living? Are you a weight lifter, or what?"
The man replied, "I work for the IRS."
從前有個年青人，他對自己的力氣信心十足，並願出1000美元和別人打賭。他能把一隻檸檬內的汁全部擠出，如果有人還能擠出一滴來，他將贏得這筆錢。
包括舉重運動員、卡車司機在內的許多人都試過了，可惜沒有一個人成功。一天，一個瘦小男人走來並低聲說："我願打這個賭。"
在場的.人哈哈大笑，但年青人同意了。他抓起一隻檸檬擠了擠，然後遞給小個子男人。
這個瘦弱的男人用手緊握着檸檬，出人意料地擠出了六滴檸檬汁。
在人們的歡呼聲中,年青人支付了1000美元，並問這個男人："你從事什麼職業?是舉重運動員還是其他什麼?"
男子回答說："我在美國國稅局工作。"