编者手记一位驻外记者途经德国边境,希望能购买一个空啤酒瓶留作纪念,可餐馆的老板娘却不愿出售。原因很简单,餐馆只能出售食物和酒,卖酒瓶所得的收益无法纳税,会涉嫌违法。正当那位记者恋恋不舍之时,老板娘将风格独特的啤酒瓶大方地赠予了这位国际友人。这是坊间流传的一段趣事,讲来总会得到“呵呵”二字。听者一来打趣记者不够坦荡,再来惊异于那位妇 Editor’s Note A foreign correspondent travels through the German border, hoping to buy an empty beer bottle for a souvenir, but the restaurant’s proprietress is unwilling to sell it. The reason is very simple, the restaurant can only sell food and wine, the proceeds from selling wine bottles can not be taxed, will be suspected of illegal. Just when the reporter reluctantly, the boss will be a unique style of beer bottles generous gift of this international friend. This is an anecdote circulated by the public. When it comes to speaking, you always get the word “呵呵”. Listener joking reporter is not enough magnanimous, again surprised at that woman