A student in the literature class asked his teacher if he had read a hot novel. The teacher said that he had not read the book.
　　"What a surprise," said the student. "It has been published for several months."
　　"Then have you read Shakespeare' s Hamlet?" asked the teacher.
　　"No, " said the student.
　　"What a pity. You'd better hurry, for it has been published for several hundred years."

　　你读过《哈姆雷特》吗？

　　文学课上，一个学生问老师是否看过一本最新的畅销小说。老师说还没有看过那本书。
　　“太让人吃惊了，”这个学生说，“这本书已经出版好几个月了。”
　　“那么你看过莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》吗？”老师问。
　　“没有。”学生回答道。
　　“太遗憾了。你最好快点儿，因为这本书已经出版了好几百年了。””

（来源：洪恩在线）