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.總統(tǒng)訪問在首都的一所學(xué)校,問學(xué)生:“什么是悲?。俊币粋€(gè)男孩說:“如果一個(gè)孩子被汽車軋了,那是悲劇。”S.H.總統(tǒng)搖頭說:“不,那是事故?!绷硪粋€(gè)男孩說:“如果一輛滿載孩子的汽車掉下了懸崖,那是悲劇?!盨.H.總統(tǒng)搖頭說:“不,那是重大損失,但不是悲劇?!钡谌齻€(gè)男孩說:“如果你的飛機(jī)失事,你死了,那是悲劇。”S.H.總統(tǒng)面露喜色地說:“說對了。你是怎么想出來的?”男孩回答說:“因?yàn)槟羌炔皇鞘鹿?,又不是重大損失?!?