外国人说：妈妈老婆同时掉水里 先救谁？

 　　If your mother and your wife fell into a river at the same time, whom would you save first and why?

　　妈妈和老婆同时掉水里，你先救哪个？为什么？

　　获得6.5k好评的答案@Barbara Carleton

　　My father, my husband, and my 5 year old daughter fell from an overturned boat on a pond and none could swim efficiently¹.

　　我父亲、我丈夫还有我五岁的女儿都从船上翻了下来掉进水里，而且他们都不会游泳。

　　I was on the bank and I was their only support.

　　而我站在岸上，是他们唯一的希望。

　　My husband grabbed a floating cushion under one arm and my daughter under the other. They were afloat, at least temporarily.

　　我丈夫一只手抓住一块漂浮垫，另一只手抓住我女儿，这样他们起码能暂时性地浮在水面。

　　外国人说：妈妈老婆同时掉水里 先救谁？

　　My father was going under.

　　我父亲就快沉下去了。

　　I grabbed a fishing pole from the bank and went in toward my father until he could reach the pole.  I then swam for the overturned boat which was still afloat from trapped air underneath².

　　我从岸上拿了只钓鱼竿然后游向我父亲让他抓住钓鱼竿，接着我游向了那艘虽然翻了但还漂在水面上的船。

　　My father held to the boat and I took my daughter from my husband's arms and swam to the bank with her.

　　在我父亲紧握住船之后，我从我丈夫手里接过我女儿然后带着她一起游回岸边。

　　Upon reaching solid ground I looked back and discovered that both my father and husband were clinging to the boat which had followed me to the bank BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER'S SHOE STRINGS³ WERE ENTANGLED⁴ WITHIN THE LINE FROM A FISHING POLE WHICH WAS LODGED⁵ IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT.

　　在靠岸后我回过头，然后发现我丈夫和我父亲都紧靠着船，而这艘船居然跟着我靠岸了，因为船上的钓鱼竿和我女儿的鞋带搅在一起了。

　　All survived.

　　所有人都活了下来。

　　You don't 'decide' what to do.

　　你不用“决定”你要先做什么。

　　You just do it.

　　你只要做你所能做的事。

　　获得42好评的答案@Vanitha Muthukumar

　　A dutiful son will save his mother.

　　孝顺的儿子会先救母亲。

　　Passionate⁶ husband will save his wife.

　　深情的丈夫会先救妻子。

　　A wise man will let both drown.

　　聪明的男人会谁都不救。

　　A humanitarian⁷ will save both.

　　人道主义者会谁都救。

　　获得69好评的答案@Vignesh Pothan

　　i will save my mother and die with my wife :)

　　我会先救我的母亲，然后和我妻子一起殉情。

　　my mom gave me my life..its hers..will be happy to give it for her :)

　　我母亲给了我生命，这条命就是她的，我非常乐意先去救她。

　　if my wife really loved me she would either want to live with me or die with me..:)

　　如果我的妻子爱我的话，她一定会愿意与我同生共死。:)

　　获得129好评的答案

　　Both my girlfriend and mom are better swimmers than I, so I would stay out of the water so neither of them would have to save me :)

　　我女票和妈妈都比我擅长游泳，所以我会老老实实待在岸边不给他们添乱。

1 efficiently   

adv.高效率地，有能力地

参考例句：

• The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
• Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。

2 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

3 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

4 entangled   

adj.卷入的；陷入的；被缠住的；缠在一起的v.使某人（某物/自己）缠绕，纠缠于（某物中），使某人（自己）陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The bird had become entangled in the wire netting. 那只小鸟被铁丝网缠住了。
• Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war. 一些军事观察家担心美国会卷入另一场战争。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 lodged   

v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属

参考例句：

• The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

7 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。