English Original
Three professors were deep in conversation at the railway station. The train arrived, but they didn't notice until the guard shouted, "Take your seats, please!"
The professors rushed for the train. Two managed to board before it departed, but the third, Professor Egghead, was left behind, looking worried.
A student of his was also at the station and tried to comfort him. "It wasn't really bad, sir," said the student. "Two out of three caught the train. That's quite good, you know."
"I know," replied the professor. "But it was my train. My friends only came to say goodbye."
中文翻译
三位教授在火车站里专注地交谈着。火车进站了，但他们直到列车员大喊“请上车！”才注意到。
教授们急忙冲向火车。其中两人在火车开动前成功上车，但第三位——埃格黑德教授——被留在了站台上，显得忧心忡忡。
他的一名学生也在车站，试图安慰他。“先生，情况还不算太糟，”学生说，“三个人里有两个人赶上了火车。要知道，这已经很不错了。”
“我知道，”教授回答道，“但那是我的火车。我的朋友们只是来为我送行的。”