The Duke of Gloucester, speaking at a luncheon in London: “A home accidents survey which showed that ninety percent of accidents on staircases involved either the top or the bottom step, was fed into a computer.
Asked how accidents could be reduced, the computer answered: “Remove the top and bottom steps.”
Vocabulary Help
- bottom step – último degrau
- either … or – ou … ou
- feed (feed, fed, fed) – alimentar
- remove – remover
- show – mostrar
- speak (speak, spoke, spoken) – falar
- staircases – escadas
- survey – pesquisa
- top step – primeiro degrau