Mr William was deaf, but he didn"t like people to know this. One evening he asked some friends to dinner. While they were sitting together after dinner, one of his friends told a funny story. Everyone laughed, and Mr William laughed, too. He said, That was a funny story, but I know a funnier one. So he began his story. When it ended, everyone laughed louder than ever. Mr William himself smiled happily. But he didn"t know he had told the very story that his friend had just told.

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威廉先生耳聋，可是他不愿让别人知道。一天晚上他请一些朋友吃饭。当饭后他们坐在一起时，一位朋友讲了一个很有趣的故事。大家都笑了，威廉先生也笑了。他说，这是一个挺有趣的故事，可是我还知道一个更有趣的。于是他开始讲自己的故事。当故事结束时，大家笑得更厉害了。威廉先生自己也开心地笑了。可是他不知道，他讲的故事正是刚才他朋友讲的那个故事。