A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces his altitude and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"

一个男的乘着热汽球在天空中飞翔，可他发现自己迷路了。他降低了高度，看见下面有一个人。于是他把汽球又降低了一些，对那个人大喊:“打扰一下，您能告诉我这是哪里吗?”

The man below says: "Yes, you’re in a hot air balloon, hovering¹ 30 feet above this field.”

下面那个男的说:“你现在正在热汽球里，漂浮在距离地面30英尺的地方。”

"You must work in Technical Support，” says the balloonist.

乘热汽球的人说:“你一定是在技术支持部门工作。”

"I do,” replies the man. "How did you know?"

男的说:“是的，您是怎么知道的?”

"Well" says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically² correct, but completely useless.”

“您所告诉我的从技术上讲完全正确，可是对我一点儿用都没有。”

The man below says: "You must be in management.

“那您一定是在管理部门工作。”

“I am,” replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?"

“是的，您又是怎么知道的?”

"Well"，says the man , "you don’t know where you are, or where you’re going, but you expect me to be able to help. You’re still in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault.”

“你不知道你在哪，也不知道要去哪，你希望得到我的帮助。我们见面之前你就在那里，现在仍然原地未动，但这却放了我的责任了。”