英语笑话

336　A Tragedy 悲剧

President S. H. visits a school in the capital and asks: “What's a tragedy?” Says one boy: “If a child gets run over by a car, it's a tragedy.” President S. H. shakes his head and says: “No, that's an accident.” Says another boy: “If a bus full of kids goes down a cliff, it's a tragedy.” Again, President S. H. shakes his head and says: “No, that's a great loss, but not a tragedy.” A third boy says: “If your plane crashes and you die, that's a tragedy.” President S. H. beams and says: “Well done. How do you figure that out?” The boy replies: “Because it wouldn't be an accident and it wouldn't be a great loss.”

S.H.总统访问在首都的一所学校，问学生：“什么是悲剧？”一个男孩说：“如果一个孩子被汽车轧了，那是悲剧。”S.H.总统摇头说：“不，那是事故。”另一个男孩说：“如果一辆满载孩子的汽车掉下了悬崖，那是悲剧。”S.H.总统摇头说：“不，那是重大损失，但不是悲剧。”第三个男孩说：“如果你的飞机失事，你死了，那是悲剧。”S.H.总统面露喜色地说：“说对了。你是怎么想出来的？”男孩回答说：“因为那既不是事故，又不是重大损失。”