Don't be Stupid
Why do people do stupid things? Some people try to walk across freeways. They get run over. Some people stand on the edge of cliffs. They slip and fall to their death. Some people think a gun is not loaded. They point the gun at a friend. They pull the trigger. They kill their friend. Some people want to watch a storm up close. They go to the ocean. They feel the wind. They see the big waves. They are excited. Then a big wave takes them out to sea. They drown. Many people drop out of school. They say that school is boring. They want to have fun. School is not fun. They hate homework. They get a job at McDonald’s. All day long they ask the customers, “Do you want fries with that?” Is that fun? No, but it is stupid. Some people cheat on their wives or husbands. They get caught. Their marriage ends. They are alone. Many people smoke cigarettes. They get cancer. Many people drink and drive. Drinking and driving is against the law. It’s dangerous. It’s stupid. But people do it every day.
人為什么要做蠢事?許多試圖穿越高速路。但遭到汽車碾壓。許多人站在懸崖邊上。不幸墜落懸崖。許多人誤以為槍沒有子彈。他們將槍指向朋友。并扣動了扳機。他們殺死了朋友。許多人想近距離觀察暴風雨。他們靠近了海洋。他們感受到了海風。和聲勢浩蕩的巨浪。他們非常興奮。一個大浪將他們卷入了大海。他們淹死了。許多人輟學。他們認為學校很無聊。他們希望過有趣的生活。學校沒意思。他們討厭做作業。他們在麥當勞得到了一份工作。每天向顧客詢問,想搭配薯條嗎?這有趣嗎?當然不,這樣做很傻。許多人被判妻子或丈夫。他們被揭穿了。婚姻破滅。他們單身了。許多人抽煙。最終患上了癌癥。許多人醉酒駕車。醉酒駕車觸犯法律。且非常危險。這樣做很蠢。但每天都在上演。
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