Einstein and His Chauffeur¹

爱因斯坦和他的司机

Einstein was on his way to another lecture, and he felt exhausted². His chauffeur offered an idea. "Hey, Sir, I've heard your speech many times, 1 bet I could deliver it and give you the night off."

爱因斯坦在去另一个讲座的路上，倍感疲倦，他的司机出了个主意:“嗨，先生，您的讲座我已经听过许多次了。我打赌我能作这个讲座，计您休息一个晚上。”

"Sounds great,"the scientist said.

“那太好了。”科学家说。

When they got to the auditorium³, Einstein put on the chauffeur's hat and settled in the back row. The chauffeur walked to the lectern and delivered the speech. Afterward⁴ he asked if there were any questions.

到了礼堂，爱因斯坦戴上了司机的帽子，坐在了后排。而司机走上讲台，开始讲演。讲演结束后，他问听众是否有什么问题。

One professor said "Yes". Then he launched into a highly technical question.

一个教授说有，并提出了一个高深的学术问题。

The chauffeur was panic-stricken for a moment but quickly recovered. "That's an easy one,”he replied, "so easy, I'm going to let my chauffeur answer it."

司机一时被问懵了，但很快就镇定下来。“这很容易，”他说，“太容易了，我要让我的司机来回答。”