Анекдот - Пилюля

His boss was mad at him (его начальник злился на него) and threatened to fire him if he didn't do something about it (и угрожал его уволить, если он что-то с этим не сделает).
So Tom went to his doctor (Том пошел к своему врачу /to go-went-gone/) who gave him a pill (тот дал ему пилюлю, таблетку /to give-gave-given/) and told him to take it (и сказал принять ее /to tell-told-told/) before he went to bed (перед тем, как он пойдет спать, перед сном).
Tom slept well (Том хорошо спал /to sleep-slept-slept/) and in fact beat the alarm in the morning by almost two hours (и действительно опередил утром будильник почти на два часа /to beat-beat-beaten — бить, побеждать/).
He had a leisurely breakfast (он не спеша позавтракал: «у него был неспешный завтрак»; leisure — досуг) and drove cheerfully to work (и поехал бодро на работу /to drive-drove-driven — ехать, вести машину/).
«Boss,» he said, «The pill actually worked! (на самом деле сработала)»
«That's all fine (это все хорошо),» said the boss, «But where were you yesterday? (но где ты был вчера)»

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  Tom had this problem of getting up late in the morning and was always late for work.
  His boss was mad at him and threatened to fire him if he didn't do something about it. So Tom went to his doctor who gave him a pill and told him to take it before he went to bed.
  Tom slept well and in fact beat the alarm in the morning by almost two hours.
  He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.
  "Boss," he said, "The pill actually worked!"
  "That's all fine," said the boss, "But where were you yesterday?"