John Morris — so old his father was born just after the American civil war — has seen plenty of US history. Yet this American abroad feels that last month, aged 99, watching TV all night in Paris, he witnessed the worst political event of his lifetime. “I was with my granddaughter, she was in tears,” he says. “It was not as hard for me. I’ve been through other tragedies, usually somebody’s death. But I think Trump’s election makes it easier for me to contemplate an early death. In my case, you can’t exactly call it early but, at any rate, I’m glad I’m going to be through!”
约翰•莫里斯(John Morris)活了一大把年纪了——他的父亲出生在美国内战刚结束的时候——也见证了大段的美国历史。然而这位身在异乡的美国人觉得，今年11月他算是目睹了他毕生所见的最糟糕的政治事件，当时99岁的他在巴黎观看了整晚的电视。“我的孙女和我在一起，她泪流满面，”他说，“我不像她那么难过。我经历过其他悲剧，通常是有人离世。但是我想特朗普当选让我更容易去思考早点死这件事。在我身上说早不太准确，但无论如何，我很庆幸我快走了！”