Once Mr.President visited an elementary school to talk to a group of third graders.He said to them,“Today we are going to discuss the difference between a tragedy,a great loss and an accident.”Then he said,“Can anyone give me an example of a tragedy?”A little boy raised his hand and said,“If a kid runs out in the street after a ball and gets hit by a car.”Mr.President said,“No,that would be an accident.Can anyone else try?”A little girl raised her hand and said,“If a busload of kids drove off a cliff.”Mr.President said,“No,that would be a great loss.Come on,anyone else?”A boy raised his hand and said,“If you and Mrs.President were on a plane and it blew up.”Then Mr.President said,“Well,Yes,but can you tell me why it would be considered a tragedy?”And the little boy said,“Well,it wouldn’t have been an accident,and it sure as heck wouldn’t have been a great loss.”
一次,總統(tǒng)先生來(lái)到一所小學(xué)參觀,他和一群三年級(jí)的學(xué)生進(jìn)行了一場(chǎng)對(duì)話。他對(duì)學(xué)生們說(shuō):“今天,我們來(lái)討論一下悲劇、重大損失和意外事故的區(qū)別?!比缓笥纸又f(shuō):“誰(shuí)能給我舉個(gè)關(guān)于悲劇的例子?”一個(gè)小男孩舉手說(shuō):“如果有個(gè)小孩因?yàn)樽非蚺艿浇稚媳卉囎擦??!笨偨y(tǒng)先生說(shuō):“不,那叫意外事故。還有誰(shuí)說(shuō)說(shuō)看?”一個(gè)小女孩舉手說(shuō):“如果一輛滿載著孩子們的公共汽車掉下了懸崖?!笨偨y(tǒng)先生說(shuō):“不,那叫重大損失。還有誰(shuí)再說(shuō)說(shuō)?”有個(gè)男孩舉手說(shuō):“如果您和您夫人正在飛機(jī)上,飛機(jī)卻爆炸了。”總統(tǒng)先生聽(tīng)后說(shuō):“對(duì),是的,那么你能告訴我為什么你認(rèn)為這是悲劇呢?”小男孩說(shuō)道:“哦,這肯定不是意外事故,并且也肯定沒(méi)有造成重大損失?!?