ENG Joke- A Cowboy Rides Into Town

A cowboy rode into town and stopped at the saloon for a drink. Unfortunately, the locals always had a habit of picking on newcomers. When he finished, he found his horse had been stolen.

• saloon n. 酒吧、小酒館
  

He comes back into the bar, handily flips his gun into the air, catches it above his head without even looking and fires a shot into the ceiling. "Who stole my horse?" he yelled with surprising forcefulness.

• handily adj. 靈巧的、熟練的、便利的
• flip
• v.
• 輕拋、擲(硬幣) flip a coin
• 輕擊、輕彈、輕拍
• 快速翻閱+through
• 使翻轉+over
• 使激動、使高興；(因激動、憤怒)使變得狂熱
• 蹦蹦跳跳的走動
• adj.
• 【口】魯莽的、無禮的、油腔滑調的
  
• forcefulness n. 堅強、有力
  

No one answered.

"I'm gonna have another beer and if my horse ain't back outside by the time I'm finished, I'm gonna do what I dun back in Texas and I don't want to have to do what I dun back in Texas!"

Some of the locals shifted restlessly.

• restlessly adv. 不安的、慌張的
  

He had another beer, walked outside, and his horse was back! He saddled up and started to ride out of town.

• saddle
• v.
• 裝馬鞍+up
• 跨上馬鞍
• 使負擔、強加+on/upon/with
  
• n.
• 馬鞍、車座
  

The bartender wandered out of the bar and asked, "Say partner, what happened in Texas?"

The cowboy turned back and said, "I had to walk home!"