Several international businessmen were on a conference cruise when the ship began to sink．

"Go tell them to put on life jackets and jump overboard," the captain directed his first mate．

A few minutes later the first mate reported, "They won’t jump."

"I‘ll see what I can do,"the captain said． Returning moments later, he said, "They’re gone！ I told the Englishman it was the sporting thing： the Frenchman it was chic： the German it was a command： the Italian that it was forbidden： and the American he was insured."


국제적 기업인 수명이 선상회의를 하고있는데 배가 침몰하기 시작했다．

"가서 모두 구명복을 입고 뛰어내리라고 해"라고 선장은 1등항해사에게 명령했다．

몇 분후 항해사는 돌아와서 "말을 듣지 않습니다"라고 보고했다．

"내가 가 볼께"라고 선장은 말했다．

좀 있다가 돌아온 선장--"다들 뛰어내렸어！ 영국인에게는 그게 스포츠라고 했고， 프랑스인에게는 멋있는 일이라고했으며， 독일인에게는 명령이라고 했고， 이탈리아인에게는 금지된 일이라고 했고， 미국인에게는 그가 보험에 들어있다고 했지 뭐."


△ conference cruise；선상회의
△ chic；[F]멋진
△ forbidden；금지된