Back at my high school for the tenth reunion, I met my old coach. Walking through the gym, we came upon a plaque on which I was still listed as the record holder for the longest softball throw. Noticing my surprise, the coach said, “That record will stand forever.” I was about to make some modest disclaimer that records exist to be broken, when he added, “We stopped holding that event years ago.”
高中畢業(yè)十年以后回母校團聚,碰到以前的教練。我們穿過體育館的時候,看到一塊牌匾,上面刻著我的名字,我仍然是壘球投擲最遠紀(jì)錄保持者。注意到我的詫異,老教練說:“這個紀(jì)錄永遠不會被打破了。”我剛想謙虛幾句說紀(jì)錄的存在就是為了被打破,他補充說:“我們幾年前就取消這項比賽了?!?