English Original
A judge, a bishop, and a conductor were having a discussion. All three were rather vain men, and their talk soon turned to the question of which of them was the greatest.
"Well," said the judge, "My position is one of dignity and power. When I walk into the courtroom, the bailiff says ‘All rise!’ and all the people stand to pay me honor."
"That's very nice," said the bishop. "People stand in your honor; but when people have an audience with me they kneel, kiss my ring, and they address me as 'Your Holiness.'"
The conductor snorted and said, "I think I got you both beat; when I step onto the podium, as guest conductor, the people look down, put their hands over their eyes, and say 'Oh, my God!'"
中文翻译
一位法官、一位主教和一位指挥家正在进行一场讨论。三人都相当自负，话题很快转向了他们之中谁最了不起。
“嗯，”法官说，“我的职位既尊贵又有权力。当我走进法庭时，法警会说‘全体起立！’，所有人都会站起来向我致敬。”
“很不错，”主教说，“人们站起来向你致敬；但当人们觐见我时，他们会跪下，亲吻我的戒指，并尊称我为‘陛下’。”
指挥家哼了一声，说道：“我想我比你们俩都强；当我作为客座指挥走上指挥台时，人们都低下头，用手捂住眼睛，说道，‘噢，我的上帝！’”。