acropolis:

A woman decides to go to Germany to hear a very famous man give a speech.  However, she doesn’t speak German, so she hires a translator.  They arrive on the day of the speech, and the man begins speaking.  The translator says nothing.  The speaker continues and still the translator says nothing.  The woman gets mad and says “What are you waiting for; start translating!  I’m not paying you to sit here!”  The translator looks at her and says “I’m sorry ma’am, I’m waiting for the verb.”