David Beckham 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 on the street and a car came along and killed him that would be a tragedy.”
“No”，Beckham says，“that would be an accident.”
A girl raises her hand.“If a school bus carrying fifty children drove off a cliff，killing everyone involved……that would be a tragedy.”
“I'm afraid not.”explains Beckham.“That is what we would call a great loss.”
The room is silent，none of the children volunteer.“What？”asks Beckham.“Isn't there any one here who can give me an example of a tragedy？”
Finally a boy in the back raises his hand.In a timid voice，he says
“If an aeroplane carrying David Beckham was blown up by a bomb，that would be a tragedy.”
“Wonderful.”Beckham beams.“Marvellous，and can you tell me why that would be a tragedy？”
“Well.”says the boy“because it wouldn't be an accident and it certainly wouldn't be a great loss.”
贝克汉姆到一所学校去参观。到了一个班上，他问是否有同学能举出一个“悲剧”的例子。一个小男孩站起来答到：“如果我邻居家的小男孩在路上玩，一辆车过来把他撞死了，这就是悲剧。”
“不”，贝克汉姆答道，“这是一个事故。”
一个小女孩举手答道：“如果一辆载着15个孩子的汽车掉下悬崖，孩子们全部遇难，这就是悲剧。”
“恐怕也不是”，贝克汉姆解释道，“我们应该称这为‘巨大损失’。”
教室里安静下来，再没有人回答了。“怎么？没人能给我举一个‘悲剧’的例子？”贝克汉姆问道。
终于，坐在后排的一个小男孩把手举了起来，小心翼翼地说：“如果贝克汉姆乘坐的飞机中了炸弹，这就是悲剧。”
“太棒了”，贝克汉姆笑道，“你能告诉我为什么这会是个悲剧吗？”
“因为，这既不是一个事故，当然也不会是巨大的损失。”小男孩答道。
1.visit
vt.（1）参观；游览；去到（某地）：
例句：Now that we're in Europe we ought to visit the Netherlands.
既然我们到了欧洲，就应当去荷兰。
（2）访问，拜访；作客：
例句：He was the first pope to visit the White House.
他是访问白宫的第一位教皇。
（3）看望，探视：
例句：This afternoon we're going to visit a friend in hospital.
今天下午我们打算去看望一位住院的朋友。
vi.（1）访问，参观：
例句：Anyone who's visiting in Beijing ought to go and see the Palace Museum.
不论是谁，只要到北京去游览，都应当去看看故宫。
（2）逗留；作客：
例句：—Do you live in this town？—No，I'm only visiting.
—你住在这个城镇吗？—不，我只是在这里作客。
2.tragedy n.悲剧；灾难；惨案
E.g.It seems that every time when happiness is at its peak，the tragedy begins.
似乎每一次幸福到达顶点的时候，都是悲剧的开始呢。
3.offer
vt.
（1）提供，给予；拿出，出示：
例句：He offered me a glass of wine.
他给了我一杯葡萄酒。
to offer one's passport
出示护照
（2）提出；提议，申述：
例句：to offer a suggestion
提出一个建议
（3）表示愿意（做某事），自愿：
例句：I didn't offer to give my benevolence.
我并没表示要捐款。
vi.（1）提议
（2）求婚：例句：to offer to a girl 向一女子求婚
（3）（机会等）出现；发生：
例句：Luck offers once on you.
幸运只会在你身上降临一次。
4.accident n.事故；机遇；意外事件；意外
E.g.How did the accident come about？那次意外事件是怎么发生的？
5.carry vt.拿，扛；搬运；携带；支持
vi.被携带；被搬运；能达到
E.g.She carried her baby on her back.她把婴儿背在背上。
The wounded soldiers were carried away.伤兵被运走了。
6.cliff n.绝壁；悬崖
E.g.The cliff overhangs the stream.这绝壁悬于溪流之上。
7.silent adj.沉默的；寂静的；无记载的
E.g.You must learn when to speak and when to keep silent.你必须学会知道什么时候讲话，什么时候沉默。
8.none pron.没有人；没有任何东西；一个也没有
adj.没有的，一点没有的
adv.决不，一点也不
E.g.None of the teachers smoke.这些老师都不抽烟。
9.volunteer n.志愿者；志愿兵adj.志愿的vi.自愿vt.自愿
E.g.She volunteered to teach in the school.她自愿在学校教书。
10.timid adj.羞怯的，胆小的
11.aeroplane n.飞机
12.bomb n.炸弹
13.marvellous adj.惊人的；不可思议的，棒极的
14.certainly adv.
（1）无疑地，肯定地；不可否认地
（2）必定，一定，有把握地
E.g.This is certainly a step in the right direction.这肯定是在正确的方向上迈进了一步。
1.stand up站起来；竖立；站得住脚；坚持；拥护
E.g.They all stood up and welcomed his coming.他们全都站起来欢迎他的到来。
He always had his collar standing up when he was in the football field.他上场踢球时，总把球衣的领子竖起来。
2.come along到来；出现：
E.g.：He went to Paris whenever the chance came along.他一有机会就去巴黎。
3.raise one's hand 举手
4.blow up 爆发，爆炸；使充气；放大
E.g.The bomb blew up.炸弹爆炸了。