英语笑话:Horne Tooke（霍恩·图克)

George Ⅲ asked the once wellknown wit， Horne Tooke，whether he could play cards． “Your Majesty，” replied Tooke，“ I am a mere childwhere cards are concerned． I cannot even tell a King from aKnave.”乔治三世问一度大名鼎鼎的才子霍恩·图克，会不会玩纸牌。 “陛下，”图克回答说：“在玩纸牌方面，我只不过是幼儿园的水平。我甚至分不清国王和无赖。”