福特总统剧院 The President Ford Theater
Geor g e W. Bush was thrilled at finall y bein g able to s p end his first ni g ht in the W hite House,but somethin g ver y stran g e ha pp ened.On the ver y first ni g ht,he was awakened b y Geor g e Washin g ton's g host.Bush asked the g host,“President Washin g ton,what is the best thin g I could do to hel p the countr y?”
“Set an honest and honorable exam p le,j ust as I did,” advised Washin g ton.
With all the excitement of the W hite House,Bush still couldn't slee p well,and then,later on that ni g ht,the g host of Thomas Jefferson moved throu g h the dark bedroom.“Tom,what is the best thin g I could do to hel p the countr y?”Bush asked.
“Cut taxes and reduce the size of the g ov-ernment,”Jefferson answered.
Bush still couldn't slee p well,and much later he saw another g hostl y fi g ure movin g in the shadows.
It was Abraham Lincoln's g host.
“Abe,what is the best thin g I could do to hel p the countr y?” Bush asked.
Lincoln re p lied,“Go see a p la y.”
入主白宫的头一个晚上,乔治·W·布什兴奋不已。但怪事出现了。头一晚,他被乔治·华盛顿的幽灵弄醒了。布什问鬼魂:“华盛顿总统,我做什么事最能为国家效力?”
“像我一样,树立诚实正直的榜样。”华盛顿规劝。
因白宫令人激动不已,布什还是不能安然入睡。过了一阵子,托马斯·杰斐逊的幽灵在黑咕隆咚的卧室里徘徊。布什问:“汤姆,我做什么事最能为国家效劳?”
“减免赋税、精简政府。”杰斐逊答道。
布什还是睡不踏实,过了好一阵子,他又看到一个幽灵影影绰绰地进来了。
那是亚伯拉罕·林肯的鬼魂。
“艾贝,我做什么才最有益于国家?”布什问。
林肯答道:“去看戏。”(译注:林肯在福特剧院看戏时遇刺身亡)
(刘宗亚  提供)

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