English Original
A teacher asked her class, "Who was the first man?"
"George Washington!" a little boy shouted promptly.
The teacher smiled indulgently and asked, "How do you figure that George Washington was the first man?"
"Because," the little boy replied, "he was first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
At that moment, an older boy raised his hand.
"Well," the teacher said to him, "who do you think was the first man?"
"I don't know his name," the older boy said, "but I know it wasn't George Washington, ma'am. The history book says George Washington married a widow, so there must have been a man before him."
中文翻译
一位老师问她的学生：“谁是第一个男人？”
“乔治·华盛顿！”一个小男孩立刻喊道。
老师宽容地微笑着问道：“你怎么知道乔治·华盛顿是第一个男人呢？”
“因为，”小男孩回答，“他是战时第一，和时第一，国人心中第一。”
这时，一个年纪稍大的男孩举起了手。
“那么，”老师对他说，“你认为谁是第一个男人呢？”
“我不知道他的名字，”大男孩说，“但我知道不是乔治·华盛顿，老师。历史书上说，乔治·华盛顿娶了一位寡妇，所以在他之前肯定还有一个男人。”