The businessman dragged himself home and barely made it to his chair before he dropped exhausted. His wife was right there with a comforting word. "My, you look tired," she said. "You must have had a hard day today."
"It was terrible," her husband said. "The computer broke down and all of us had to do our own thinking."
한 직장인이 퇴근 후 녹초가 돼 집에 돌아와 간신히 의자에 몸을 던졌다. 그의 아내는 그런 남편을 보며 안쓰럽게 말했다. "세상에, 당신 굉장히 지쳐 보여요. 오늘 일이 아주 힘들었나 봐요."
"끔찍했지." 남편은 말했다. "컴퓨터가 고장 나는 바람에 생각을 하면서 일해야 했거든."
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