[00:09.57]Why was the Ambassador particularly lucky? [00:14.92]When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. [00:23.22]He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state. [00:28.74]'What has happened?' she asked. [00:32.77]'How did your clothes get into such a mess?' [00:37.81]'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily. [00:43.66]'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.' [00:48.63]'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. [00:52.87]'And where were you at the time?' [00:56.61]'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador. [01:01.45]'The fire broke out in the basement. [01:04.41]I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, [01:09.87]aimed a fire extinguisher at me. [01:12.80]He thought I was on fire. [01:15.67]I must definitely get that fellow posted.' [01:20.33]The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, [01:24.40]when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat. [01:30.27]'And how can you explain that?' she asked. [01:34.88]'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. [01:38.56]'Someone fired a shot through my office window. [01:42.59]Accurate, don't you think? [01:44.88]Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. [01:49.36]If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.' 当艾斯卡罗比亚国的大使回到家吃午饭时，把他的夫人吓了一跳。他面色苍白，衣服也搞得不成样子。 “发生了什么事?”她问，“你的衣服怎么搞得一塌糊涂?” “灭火器弄的，亲爱的，”大使冷冷地回答，“今天上午大学生们放火点着了大使馆。” “天啊!”他的夫人惊叫，“那你当时在什么地方?” “我和往常一样，在办公室里，”大使回答说。“地下室突然着火，我当然马上下去了。但那个傻瓜霍斯特把灭火器对准了我。他认为是我着火了,我一定要把那个家伙打发走。” 大使夫人继续提出问题，她突然又发现丈夫的帽子上有个洞。 “那么你对那又作何解释呢?”她问。 “那个嘛，”大使说，“有人向我办公室窗户开了一枪。真够准的，是不是?幸亏我当时没戴帽子。如果真戴着它，我现在就不能回家来吃午饭了。”