There is nothing more tragic than Oedipus.

没有什么比伊底帕斯更悲惨的了。

Good heavens, what would be more tragic than that lament!

天哪，还有什么比那首挽歌更悲伤的呢！

And her very unawareness only makes her situation all the more tragic.

而教会对此状况的混无警觉，更是悲剧之所在。

They had only led us, however, to a deeper and far more tragic mystery.

但是这些事件竟将我们引向更深、更凄惨的、奥秘的境界里去：

That is certainly sobering, but at the end of the day it is just more tragic.

这的确足够另人冷静，但最后更多的是悲惨。

It's more tragic, after all, if a king falls from a tall throne than if a jester falls off his step stool.

相比之下，一个国王从皇位上跌落谷底，比一个小丑从他的高脚凳上摔下来要悲剧的多了。