白宫风云 第一季

    TWW看得累死，总统女儿被绑架，都快变成24小时了。跟24小时一样，ZOEY是不会死的，但由于的确不是24小时，所以结束地真有点莫名其妙，当然，本来绑架也是。总统一家人在教堂祈祷后（含硬币？我不是很懂）镜头转向CIA，然后就说绑匪喝醉了酒（翻译不太好，我已经累死了，也没有仔细听），ZOEY自己出来打了911（翻译说是110，我倒），与先前一枪正中特勤局探员的眉心也相去太远了吧，而且该探员也曾经铺垫过，身手了得，反正很扯，难道是祈祷感动上帝让绑匪失去理性，玄。
    当然剧情主要要集中表现总统在父亲和总统角色之间的选择，美国宪法第25条：当总统被免职、亡故或辞职以及不能履行职责时，由副总统接替其职务，然后很戏剧地先前副总统因为出轨辞职，现在总统也辞职只能让众议长来接替。剧里提起过数次农业部长，他的前面似乎有18个人，哈哈。总统向国会提国情咨文的时候，好像也是他留在白宫，如果前面18个都被炸了以后他就是老大了。由于剧中民主党的总统是国会少数党，而副总统（参议长）也辞职了，众议长也就是反对党就入主白宫了。看着真是乱啊！中国的一朝天子一朝臣根本就是小菜，这里摆明各为起主，真刀真枪啊。对了，剧中的顺位第四号，也就是参议院临时参议长由于是多数党任时最长的人来担任，是个90岁的老头，也可以看出参议院老人院的性质啊。
    看白宫风云，即使是如此美好的理想化的政治，也不免让人产生政客皆谎言家的感慨。

  印象一，LEO云，世界上两种东西的产生最好不看，香肠和法。
  印象二，BARTLET云，古时候，罗马人走在世界的任何地方，谁都不敢去伤害他，因为他们知道，只要谁伤害了罗马人，就会付出惨重的代价。（废话，美国就是古时候的罗马）
  印象三，共和党想要一支强大的部队，但不派到世界的任何地方，民主党只想要一小支强大的部队，但派往世界的各个角落。
  印象四，谁说民主好，只要让他跟选民在一起5分钟，但没办法，民主比其他任何方式要好。似乎用的是丘吉尔的话。

    后记：原来这么扯的剧情是因为换了金牌编剧的缘故，对自己的鉴赏能力深表赞赏。起先以为看不下去是因为审美疲劳的缘故呢，吼吼！

主旋律这种东西，甭管中国外国，一样让人无法忍受。

偶尔拔高一回也就算了，这样时刻不忘展示美国精神的崇高，把好好的政治题材剧毁成了样板戏，可惜那么多精致漂亮的细节。

If they are shooting at you, you know you are doing something right.

I wanted a democrat, but instead I got you.

When the Gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

"There is no present or future, only the past happening over and over again."

"I don't always know the right thing to do lord, but I think the fact that I want to please you pleases you."

A hero would die for his country but he'd much rather live for it.

It should be hard, I like that it is hard. Putting your daughter through college, that's-that's a man's job. A man's accomplishment. But it should be a little easier. Just a little easier. 'Cause in that difference is... everything. （刚看到这里，这句实在是太让人潸然泪下了）

磕磕绊绊，终于快看完了tww，机智而有趣又带点2b矫情的一群人。理想主义的传说。简单来说。
1. 工作态度与节奏。
基本上，分分钟都在忙碌，walk and talk，talk and walk。举例来说，发言人cj同学，早上5：00——5：30属于自己的时间，跑步健身，一般7：00已经在白宫开忙了。大概10：00就几乎就可以确认，5：30正常下班是8可能了。周末的放松，就系加班看资料，偶尔能喝杯啤酒看场棒球赛，哇，幸福的鼻血横流。
插叙一段，why cj？
Leo受了刺激，心脏病发。幕僚长空缺，josh和toby都跃跃欲试，结果——出人意料，cj上位。Why？
从暗示来看，总统是接受了leo的建议，任命cj接任。Leo看上了cj哪点呢？
比较josh，toby，和cj三个人的工作能力。Josh应该是最先出局的。总统曾经对其直言过：“我想做好工作，是因为我想做好事，做能者，使世界变的更好。你想做好工作，是因为你不想令leo失望。”所以说他尽管业务能力出色，但心态是一个打工者，没太多总领全局的意识。总统的其他幕僚，leo，cj，toby，离开的sam，替补的will，都“顶撞过”总统，用自己的专业去扭转总统的莽撞决定。但印象中，josh从没有过。他只是简单的按照既定规定目标去做，去冲锋陷阵，及时遍体鳞伤也在所不惜。总不烦好点子提出的idea，比如最高法院的任命，丫竟然能想出双猫策略，太牛逼取巧了哈哈。领导采纳了丫就去拼，不采纳，那就不采纳吧。
第二个出局的是toby。Toby其实很可爱，固执，直言敢建，头脑清晰，意志力强大。记得有一次他盯着总统，毫不客气的指出总统先父不正常，心态失衡，嫉妒儿子聪明，永远打他严格要求他，没有一点点鼓励和关爱。就差指着总统鼻子说 你爸就一神经病了！把总统刺激的，连续n多睡不着，只好请心理医生医治。Leo昏迷时，也是他意识到问题的严重，特意请领导任命临时幕僚长（不论是谁，他的目的是缓解混乱局面，而非野心家一心要上位），总领全局。那么，我们来看看，如果他做幕僚长会如何呢？他会把每一项工作都安排的井井有条，每一个议案，每一次紧急事件，对下属也能恩威并施，对总统能尽心督促。结果有一天，恐怖份子炸了曼哈顿，toby坚持我们要赢，要怎样，blahblah在地下室和将军们唇枪舌剑，闹得不可开胶。要不然就是和其他部门打交道时太过强势，把所有人都噎的喘不上气。哈哈，toby的失败也是必然的，他太主动，太强势，太有先见之明。像他ex老婆说的，他也太悲观，太消极，让人压力巨大。他是个领导型的人，他甚至比总统还牛逼，总统当然不用他了。不过我觉得，如果他真的能当选上总统，他会做的很好。
那么就非cj莫属了。她不是最优秀，反而比较中庸。可作为发言人，外交辞令游刃有余，和其他部门打交道，当然更不在话下了~还能适当的提醒一下总统，该休息啦 该睡觉啦，该咋样咋样了。多好~~

2. 工作态度
Cj还有几点特别让人感动：
其实说起来很简单，她总是提前准备。她准备每一个事件。事件刚出一点苗头，她就搜集所有相关的资料，预估所有可能性的后果，就每种情况，都有种准备。唉，太牛了~~细节π啊

3. 理想主义的传说
这里面的人物，我喜欢josh，cj，toby，leo，（排名分先后），不喜欢总统，其他人一般般。为啥讨厌总统？说不上来~也许是心理学上说的，他太聪明博学完美了。事实上，他的决策似乎总是对的，他的知识面之广博令人望洋兴叹，他的心胸之宽广，果真是宰相肚里能撑船，他的人品，令人无丝毫怀疑。Omg，这不就是一北京原人吗？于是，很少有人喜欢他吧，哈哈。感觉就如金老爷子把夏雪宜化为倚天里的金毛狮王和杨逍。编剧同学把克林顿化为了总统和副总统两个人来写啦，总统负责正面，副总统负责荒淫。哈哈，编剧呀，其心可诛！

4. 体制。
这个问题，说过了 会被人说是崇洋媚外。
那就这么来一句吧
美国滴总统，傻×都能当。只要有体力。纯累傻小子一差事。 因为总统要负责行政事务，推动立法，设置司法方面还有赦免权神马的。无所不包，所以，把总统戏称为慰疗总长，战士阵亡，人员损失都要亲自电话家属。家属要是不喜欢他就直接据听电话，唉，这可怜劲儿的。。。
它的宪法太牛x了，导致形成的一系列国家流程也太完备了，责权之分明 令人汗颜。不但责权分别，连怎么做都有具体的先例可依。不但有先例，连每一个先例会导致什么样的结果都非常明确。民众支持率上升下降多少个点多能估算出来。真的不愁不知怎么当总统啊！体制牛x，流程牛x，预警牛x。嗷嗷~~

额 话唠完了~

考据癖如我，边看片子边看剧本边google或wiki整出来的东西，本来只是for my information而已，很不系统，九牛一毛，主要是第二,三季中提到的一些话题或语句。

12. Non-binding Resolution

　　A non-binding resolution is a written motion adopted by a deliberative body that cannot progress into a law. The substance of the resolution can be anything that can normally be proposed as a motion.
　　
　　This type of resolution is often used to express the body's approval or disapproval of something which they cannot otherwise vote on,[1] due to the matter being handled by another jurisdiction, or being protected by a constitution. An example would be a resolution of support for a nation's troops in battle, which carries no legal weight, but is adopted for moral support.
　　
　　 Use
　　Non-binding resolutions are usually specific simple or concurrent resolutions that are not passed on to the president to be signed in to law.[2] These resolutions differ from pure concurrent resolutions (that are used for various procedural requests such as adjourning sessions) in that they are designed to formally express and document opinions, not initiate a process.
　　
　　These resolutions offer a means for elected officials to publicly air the concerns of their constituents[3] and are closely followed by major media outlets. Additionally, these resolutions can be used to state the position of congress, showing a preview of how they will vote on future legislation and budget allocations.

11.KeyWord: Ways and Means Committee

In the English Parliament (later the British Parliament and UK Parliament) between 1641 and 1967, proposals for raising taxation originated in the Committee of Ways and Means, where they were initiated by a Government minister. The committee was copied by the legislature of the United States where it currently exists as the powerful U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means.

With effect from 1967 that Committee was abolished. The Chairman of Ways and Means presided over that Committee; and though Speakers have sometimes presided at Budgets since abolition of the Committee (as, for example, in 1968 and 1989), the Chairman does still generally occupy the chair during the speech.

The Chairman of Ways and Means is the title given to the Deputy Speaker who is appointed on a motion tabled at the beginning of each Parliament by the Leader of the House. The Chairman of Ways and Means has two deputies: the 1st and 2nd Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means. Thus there are three deputy Speakers who may take the Chair in the place of the Speaker.

In the British Parliament, the Speaker and his deputies are considered independent and as such they do not normally vote, except for casting votes, and they are not included in the figures of party strengths within the House of Commons.

The term "Ways and Means" refers to the provision of revenue to meet national expenditure and to forward the objectives of economic policy. Ways and Means are principally provided by the imposition of taxation - the Budget resolutions are Ways and Means resolutions, upon which the Finance Bill is based - but also by the raising of loans and provision made as occasion arises for the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund or the National Loans Fund.


10.KeyWord：Giselle

在《West Wing3》中，Sam告诉Josh黄石国家公园发生大火。Josh一本正经地问他要去灭火吗，Sam则一本正经地回答说自己不是专业消防员，然后随口说自己小时候倒是想当消防员。这时Josh也顺嘴说他小时候想当芭蕾舞演员。过后Josh意识到说漏嘴了，于是警告Sam不要把芭蕾舞演员的事说出去。过了几幕，CJ要找Tony单独说话，但Josh正好在旁边。于是CJ低声对Josh说：Giselle~，果然很见效，Josh立刻就走了。

Giselle是一个著名的浪漫主义时期的芭蕾剧的名字，也是剧中女主角的名字。剧情是由Slavs神话改编而来的，它的内容梗概为：
In the first act, a young, innocent village maiden named Giselle is in love with a man she knows only as Loys. In reality, the man is Albrecht, a nobleman disguised as a peasant, and who is betrothed to Bathilde, daughter of the Duke. When Giselle discovers the deceit, she is inconsolable and goes mad, then dies of a broken heart. In the second act, her undying love for Albrecht saves him from the wicked magic of the wilis, vampiric ghosts of betrothed girls who have died before their wedding day. Though their leader, Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis, forces Albrecht to dance again and again, Giselle intervenes long enough to spare his strength and allow him to survive until the dawn. At sunrise, wilis must return to their grave; Giselle must return as well but not before showing Albrecht that she forgives him for his treachery. The two pledge their love to each other and she descends back into her grave, but will forever be separated. Giselle is now a wili for the rest of eternity.

Slavs神话是3000年前由东欧起源的神话传说，在这个神话里，上帝让魔鬼用大海海底的沙子建成陆地。而作为一个宗教，Slavs是一个二重体系。它有两个神：黑上帝管诅咒，白上帝管仁慈；另外雷火神也占重要地位。

关于Slavs里的精灵，这里着重介绍一下：

歌声甜美的Wila
In Polish mythology, the Wila (VEE-lah) are believed to be female fairy-like spirits who live in the wilderness and sometimes clouds. They were believed to be the spirits of women who had been frivolous in their lifetimes and now floated between here and the afterlife. They sometimes appear as the swans, snakes, horses, falcons, or wolves that they can shapeshift into but usually appear as beautiful maidens, naked or dressed in white with long flowing hair.

It is said that if even one of these hairs is plucked, the Wila will die, or be forced to change back to her true shape. A human may gain the control of a Wila by stealing feathers from her wings. Once she gets them back, however, she will disappear. (Compare Swan maiden.)

The voices of the Wila are as beautiful as the rest of them, and one who hears them loses all thoughts of food, drink or sleep, sometimes for days. Despite their feminine charms, however, the Wila are fierce warriors. The earth is said to shake when they do battle. They have healing and prophetic powers and are sometimes willing to help human beings. At other times they lure young men to dance with them, which according to their mood can be a very good or very bad thing for the lad. They ride on horses or deer when they hunt with their bows and arrows and will kill any man who defies them or breaks his word. Fairy rings of deep thick grass are left where they have danced which should never be trod upon (bad luck).

Offerings for Wila consist of round cakes, ribbons, fresh fruits and vegetables or flowers left at sacred trees and wells and at fairy caves.

捉弄旅行者的Vila
The Vila, or Willi or Veela, are the Slavic versions of nymphs, who have power over storms, which they delight in sending down on lonely travelers. They are known to live in meadows, ponds, oceans, trees, and clouds (cf. Leimakids, Limnades, Oceanids, Dryads, Nephele). They can appear as swans, horses, wolves, or, of course, beautiful women.

The Vilia is the Celtic version of this woodland spirit. She enjoys captivating passing men with her beauty, but then abandoning them. In a love song titled Vilia, from "The Merry Widow" by Lehar and Ross, a hunter pines for Vilia, "the witch of the wood".

女吸血鬼Wili
Among the Slavic creatures of folklore, for the English-speaking world the wilis are indelibly connected with the Romantic ballet Giselle, first danced in Paris in 1840, with its spectral wilis, young girls who have died on their wedding days, who almost snatch away the hero's life-breath, but must disappear at the break of dawn.

These wilis have been adapted from a poem of Heinrich Heine, who claimed to be using a Slavic legend. Meyer's Konversationslexikon defines Wiles or Wilis as female vampires, the spirits of betrothed girls who die before their wedding night. According to Heine, wilis are unable to rest in their graves because they could not satisfy their passion for dancing when they were alive. They therefore gather on the highway at midnight to lure young men and dance them to their death. In Serbia they were maidens cursed by God; in Bulgaria they were known as samovily, girls who died before they were baptized; and in Poland they are beautiful young girls floating in the air atoning for frivolous past lives.

湖中魂魄Rusałka
In Slavic mythology, a Rusałka was a female ghost, water nymph, succubus or mermaid-like demon that dwelled in a lake. She was considered a being of the unclean force or нечистая сила (nechistaya sila). The ghostly version is the soul of a young woman who had died in or near a lake (many of these rusalki had been murdered by lovers) and came to haunt that lake; this undead Rusałka is not invariably malevolent, and will be allowed to die in peace if her death is avenged. In most versions, the Rusałka is an unquiet dead being. According to Zelenin, people who die violently and before their time, such as young women who commit suicide because they have been jilted by their lovers, or unmarried women who are pregnant out of wedlock, must live out their designated time on earth (срок, srok) as a spirit. Another theory is that rusalki are the female spirits of the unclean dead; this includes suicides, unbaptized babies, and those who die without last rites. (Under this theory male unclean dead were said to become vodianoi).

深水精灵Vodianoi
The vodianoi is a male water spirit of Slavic origin. He is viewed to be particularly malevolent, existing almost exclusively to drown swimmers who have angered him by their boldness. Reports of his appearance vary; some tales define him as a naked old man, bloated and hairy, covered in slime, covered in scales, or simply as an old peasant with a red shirt and beard. He is also reported to have the ability to transform into a fish.

The vodianoi lives in deep pools, often by a mill, and is said to be the spirit of unclean male dead (this definition includes those who have committed suicide, unbaptized children, and those who die without last rites). As previously stated, the vodianoi would drown those who angered him with boasts or insults. However, this was no certain protection, as the spirit was particularly capricious. Peasants feared the vodianoi and would often attempt to get rid of the spirit or, failing that, appease him.

The only people who were generally safe from the vodianoi's anger were millers and fishermen. Millers in particular were viewed to be so close to the vodianoi that they often became seen as sorcerous figures. This may be influenced by the belief that millers yearly drown a drunk passerby as an offering to the vodianoi. Fishermen were somewhat less suspect, offering only the first of their catch with an incantation. If a vodianoi favored a fisherman he would herd fish into the nets. [1]

The Czech and Slovak equivalent is called a vodník. A similar figure appears in German mythology as a Wasserman or nix.

风雪女神Sky Women
In Polish mythology, sky women were the warm-weather incarnations of the rusalki. Slavic women would go out in the first snowfall and build snow women to honor them, as snow is believed to be brought by the sky women. One belief has it that the thunder and lightning of springtime are brought on by Sky Women mating with the thunder gods; hence spring festivals included a celebration of the return of the rusalki from the waters with the placing of wreaths on the waters, and with circle dances and fire festivals.


9. KEYWORD: line-item veto

In government, the line-item veto is the power of an executive to nullify or "cancel" specific provisions of a bill, usually budget appropriations, without vetoing the entire legislative package. The line-item vetoes are usually subject to the possibility of legislative override as are traditional vetoes.


8. KEYWORD: ERA

ERA是Equal Rights Amendment 的缩写。具体来说，它主张的是：Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex。所以它相当于是一个妇女平等权利和义务修正案，而它也是一个备受争议，至今仍未批准通过的宪法修正案。不要从字面上以为广大美国劳动妇女都积极拥护支持它，因为它不光使得男女权利平等，也使得男女义务平等。一方面它能够促进女性在许多社会领域获得更平等的机会；另一方面它无视男女天生的差异，尤其在劳工、军役等对女性有特别保护的领域里，它大大削弱了女性的权益。


7. KEYWORD：Mary Jane

大麻的俗称。


6. KEYWORD: ALMA MATER

指母校。Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother". It was used in ancient Rome as a title for the mother goddess, and in Medieval Christianity for the Virgin Mary.
This term is taken from the motto ("Alma Mater Studiorum") of the oldest European university, the University of Bologna, in Italy, founded in A.D. 1088, and located in the city of Bologna.
In many modern languages it is usually and principally heard as a term of academia; thus, in the English language, it is used as a sobriquet for the university or college a person has attended. In American English, it is also heard in reference to a high school or elementary school.


5. KEYWORD: Bob Marley ，Wailers

Bob marley is a reggae singer, songwriter, guitarist. Wailers is a musical group founded by Bob Marley. 他和他的组合信仰一种宗教叫astafarianism. 这种宗教遵循一种严格的规定：他们拒绝酒精和毒品，但是崇拜大麻，他们认为大麻是一种圣草能够给人以启迪。这就是为什么Josh和刚刚对外流露支持大麻合法化意向的卫生部长的对话：

JOSH
Did you know that 69% of Americans oppose legalization? Only 23% support it.

DR. GRIFFITH
The number gets a lot higher than that if you ask people under 30.

JOSH
Well, that's a shock. Did you know that the number gets even higher than that if youlimit the polling sample to Bob Marley ad the Whalers?


4. KEYWORD: FILIBUSTER

以前对这个词的理解仅仅是单词书上那个莫名奇妙的解释“阻碍议案通过”。这才知道原来它是这么的搞笑。

filibuster是最大化地利用了“议员在议会上发言，想说多久就可以说多久”这个规矩，片中的老议员为了抗议政府没有给自闭症儿童拨款，站在讲台上夜以继日不眠不休不上厕所地发言（读菜谱，狄更斯，打牌规则等等...），这样拖延时间，使议会无法进行下面的议程。本来看片时有点儿怀疑此招的真实性，后来查了一下才发现真实生活中还有更有光泽、更持久的议员。最长的个人演讲历史纪录创造于1957年，一位议员为反对民权法在讲台上说了足足24小时18分钟。当然还有更有组织有纪律的filibuster，那就是一帮子议员联合起来拖时间：你方唱罢我登场。众人拾柴火焰高，这个法子显然更有效。下面是wiki上列举的许多filibuster的案例：

In 1789, the first U.S. Senate adopted rules allowing the Senate "to move the previous question," ending debate and proceeding to a vote. In 1806, Aaron Burr argued that the motion regarding the previous question was redundant, had only been exercised once in the preceding four years [4], and should be eliminated. The Senate agreed, and thus the potentiality for a filibuster sprang into being. Because the Senate created no alternative mechanism for terminating debate, the filibuster became an option for delay and blocking of floor votes.
The filibuster remained a solely theoretical option until 1841, when the Democratic minority tried to block a bank bill favored by the Whig majority by using this political tactic. Senator Henry Clay, a promoter of the bill, threatened to change Senate rules to allow the majority to close debate. Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton rebuked Clay for trying to stifle the Senate's right to unlimited debate and he was unsuccessful in eliminating the filibuster with a simple majority vote.
In 1917 a rule allowing for the cloture of debate (ending a filibuster) was adopted by the Democratic Senate[5] at the urging of President Woodrow Wilson.[6] From 1917 to 1949, the requirement for cloture was two-thirds of those voting.


3. KEYWORD: LSD

应该是迷幻药的意思。Lsd is the abbreviation for lysergic acid diethylamide, a synthetic hallucinogenic drug discovered by Albert Hofmann in 1938. By disrupting the action of serotonin in the brain, LSD produces markedly abnormal behavior, including psychotic episodes that can last anywhere from hours to several days. The drug is usually administered through the tongue, although it can be absorbed through any of the mucous membranes.


2. KeyWord: Algonquin Round Table

The Algonquin Round Table was a group of New York City writers, critics, actors and wits that met from 1919 until about 1929, though its legacy endured long afterward.
They met for lunch every day at a round table at the Algonquin Hotel and traded quips; many of these sayings are still repeated today. The group began meeting in June 1919 when several of its members returned from World War I where they met on the Army newspaper Stars and Stripes.


1. KeyWord：Puerto Rico，statehood，commonwealth:

波多黎各原为印第安人居住地。1493年C.哥伦布航行至此。1509年沦为西班牙殖民地。1869年波多黎各人民起义，宣布成立共和国，遭西班牙殖民军镇压。1897年实现内部自治。1898年美西战争后成为美国殖民地。1917年美国把“美国公民籍”加于波多黎各人民。1950年人民武装起义，宣布成立波多黎各共和国。1952年美国给予波多黎各自由联邦的地位，实行自治，但外交、国防、关税等重要部门由美国控制。1977年美国总统G.R.福特向国会提交了《1977年波多黎各立州法》，主张把波多黎各变成美国的第51州。1982年11月R.W.里根总统发表声明，支持波多黎各成为美国的一个州。1993年11月，波多黎各再次就与美国的关系举行全民公决，结果多数人仍主张维持美国的自由联邦地位。1992年佩得罗·罗塞洛当选为总督。根据1952年由美国制定的宪法，总督为最高行政长官，由选举产生，任期4年，下设部长会议。美国国会有权废除波多黎各议会通过的法律。议会分参、众两院。该岛选举出地方专员常驻美国国会，但只能在众院委员会参加表决。主要政党有：①人民民主党，执政党。成立于1938年。主张维持波多黎各“自由联邦”地位，要求在美国主权下成立地方自治政府。②新进步党，1967年成立。主张波多黎各成为美国的一个州。③波多黎各独立党，1946年成立。主张波多黎各独立，建立社会主义民主共和国。

马上要去读法律了，特地找来参考。

大段的对白让人应接不暇，遂找来台词。一级一级的对照，我发现自己前所未有的认真。

有一天，村子里发大水，一个虔诚的教徒正在家里祷告。此时，他听到广播的声音，广播员咆哮着：“发水啦，发水啦，大家快跑啊。”

但是这个虔诚的教徒默默的摇了摇头自言自语道：“我是个虔诚的教徒，我每天祷告，上帝爱我，上帝会保佑我平安无事。”

不一会，水已经进了屋子，这时候救生员跑了过来，对他说道：“发水啦，我带你去安全的地方！”结果这个教徒拒绝了，他说：“我很虔诚，我每天祷告，上帝爱我，他会来救我。”

又过了一会，水已经涨的很高了，救生员划着救生筏过来对他喊：“发水啦，我来救你去安全的地方。”结果这个教徒又拒绝了，还是说同样的话：“我很虔诚，我每天祷告，上帝爱我，他会来救我。”

现在，水已经快把房子淹没了，救援直升机飞了过来，甩下绳子对他喊道：“发水啦，我带你去安全的地方！”结果这个教徒又拒绝了，还是说同样的话：“我很虔诚，我每天祷告，上帝爱我，还是会来救我。”

最后他被淹死了。

到了天堂，他见到上帝，便质问上帝：“我是虔诚的教徒，我每天祷告，您为什么不来救我，害我枉死呢。”

上帝却说：“我派了广播员、村民、救生筏、直升机去救你，结果你怎么还是到了这里？”

有时候看美剧，不光为了练英语，也为了长智慧。