An Example of Tragedy

    Bill Clinton is visiting a school. In one class, he asks the students if anyone can give him an example of a "tragedy".
    One little boy stands up and offers, "If my best friend who lives next door was playing in the street when a car came along and killed him, that would be a tragedy.""No," Clinton says, "That would be an ACCIDENT."A girl raises her hand. "If a school bus carrying fifty children drove off a cliff, killing¹ everyone involved... that would be a tragedy.""I'm afraid not," explains Clinton. "That is what wewould call a GREAT LOSS."The room is silent; none of the other children volunteer.
    "What?" asks Clinton. "Isn't there any one here who cangive me an example of a tragedy?"Finally, a boy in the back raises his hand. In a timidvoice, he says: "If an airplane carrying Bill & HillaryClinton were blown up by a bomb, THAT would be a tragedy.""Wonderful!" Clinton beams. "Marvelous! And can you tellme WHY that would be a tragedy?""Well," says the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident,and it certainly would be no great loss!"

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。