At an exhibition of the world’s best swordsmen，the third一place fencer took the stage. A fly was released，and with an arc of his sword he cut the fly in half. The crowd cheered. Then the second一place man sliced a fly into quarters. A hush fell in anticipation of the world's greatest swordsman. His blade came down in a mighty arc- but the insect continued on its way! The crowd was aghast. The greatest swordsman had missed his target completely, yet he continued to smile.

在一场世界最佳击剑手表演中，排名第三的击剑手上场了。一只苍蝇放了出来，剑划了一个弧，他将苍蝇劈成了两半。观众欢呼起来。紧接着排名第二的人将一只苍蝇切成了四半。现场一阵沉默，人们期盼着世界上最伟大的剑手出场。他的剑锋以一个巨大的弧线划了下来—然而那只昆虫还在继续飞行!观众被惊呆了。最伟大的剑手完全错过了他的目标，然而他还在微笑着。

"Why are you so happy?" someone yelled." You missed!”

“你为什么这样高兴?”有人嚷道，“你没击中啊!”

"Ah ,”replied the swordsman," yon weren’t watching very carefully. The fly lives yet, yes but he will never be a father.”

“啊，”剑手答道，“你刚才没有很仔细地看。苍蝇还活着，是的—但他永远也做不成爸爸了。”