This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.
There was a very important job to be done, and Everybody thought that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did. Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamedSomebody though Nobody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could easily have done.
譯文:
關(guān)于四個(gè)人的故事
這是一個(gè)關(guān)于“人人”、“有人”、“任何人”和“沒(méi)有人”四個(gè)人的故事。
有一項(xiàng)很重要的工作要做,“人人”認(rèn)為“有人”會(huì)做這項(xiàng)工作?!叭魏稳恕蹦芡瓿蛇@項(xiàng)工作,但“沒(méi)有人”做這項(xiàng)工作?!坝腥恕睂?duì)此生氣了,因?yàn)樗恰叭巳恕钡墓ぷ鳌!叭巳恕闭J(rèn)為“任何人”能做這項(xiàng)工作,但“沒(méi)有人”認(rèn)識(shí)到“人人”不愿做這項(xiàng)工作。其結(jié)果是當(dāng)“沒(méi)有人”做了“任何人”都能很容易完成的工作時(shí),雖然“沒(méi)有人”責(zé)備“有人”,但“人人”卻責(zé)備“有人”。