The Missing Letter | 被遗漏的字母

English Original

The Pope dies and goes to heaven. He is welcomed by a reception committee and, after a brief tour, is told he can enjoy any of the myriad recreations available.

He decides to read the ancient original texts of the Holy Scriptures. He spends an eon learning languages until he becomes a linguistic master. Finally, in the heavenly library, he begins to pore over every version of the Bible, working his way back from modern translations to the original scripts.

Suddenly, a scream echoes through the library. Angels rush in to find the Pope huddled in his chair, weeping and muttering, "An 'R'! The scribes left out the 'R'!"

A concerned Angel comforts him and asks what he means. The Pope collects himself and sobs, "It's the letter 'R'. They left it out. The word was supposed to be CELEBRATE!"


中文翻译

教皇去世后,自然去了天堂。接待委员会迎接了他,经过一番简短的参观后,他被告知可以享受天堂里无数的娱乐活动。

他决定阅读《圣经》的古原文。为此,他花了漫长的时间学习各种语言,最终成为了一位语言学大师。在天堂的图书馆里,他开始仔细研读《圣经》的每一个版本,从现代的译本一直追溯到最初的原文手稿。

突然,图书馆里传来一声尖叫。天使们闻声赶来,发现教皇蜷缩在椅子上,哭泣着喃喃自语:“一个‘R’!抄写员漏掉了一个‘R’!”

一位特别关切的天使将他带到一旁安慰,并询问他到底出了什么问题,这话是什么意思。教皇定了定神,再次抽泣着说:“是字母‘R’。他们把它漏掉了。那个词本来应该是‘庆祝’(CELEBRATE)啊!”

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