外国最新英语幽默笑话精粹260：灾难(中英)
George W. Bush visits an elementary school and the 4th grade class is in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asks the President if he would like to lead the class in a discussion of the word "tragedy". So George W. Bush asks the class for an example of a tragedy.
乔治·布什到一所小学参观，四年级的孩子们正在讨论一些单词及其含义。老师问总统是否愿意带领孩子们一起讨论“灾难”的含义时，乔治·布什要求学生们给出灾难的具体例子。
One boy stands up and says, "If my best friend who lives next door is playing in the street and a car comes along and runs him over; that would be a tragedy.”
一个男孩站起来说:“如果住在我隔壁的最好的朋友在街上玩，一辆轿车开过来并从他身上碾过去，那将是一场灾难。”
"No,”says Bush，"that would be an accident.”
“不，”布什说:“那只是一场意外。”
A girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved; that would be a tragedy.”
一个女孩举起她的手说，“如果一辆载着50个学生的校车翻下悬崖，车上所有的同学都丧命，那将是一场灾难。”
“I’m afraid not,” explains the President. "That’s what we would call a Great
loss.”
“恐怕不是，”总统解释说，“那是我们所说的重大损失。”
The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. President Bush searches the room and asks, "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"
教室里一片安静，没有一个孩子再发言。布什总统扫视了一遍教室，然后说，“这里没有人能再给我一个例子，说明什么是灾难吗?”
Finally，in the back of the room, Johnny raises his hand and in a quiet voice he says， "If Air Force One，carrying Mr. and Mrs. Bush, was struck by a missile and blown up to smithereens, that would be a tragedy.”
最后，在教室的后面，约翰尼举起了他的手，用平静的口气说，“如果载着布什先生和布什太太的空军一号被导弹击落并炸成碎片，那将是一场灾难。”
"That's right! And can you tell me WHY that would be a tragedy?" asks the President.
“对了!你能告诉我为什么那是灾难吗?”总统问。
"Well,” Johnny says, "because it wouldn’t be an accident and it sure as well wouldn't be a Great Loss.”
“哦，”约翰尼说:“因为那将不是意外，也绝对不是重大损失。”
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