A famous scientist was on his way to yet another lecture when his chauffeur¹ offered an idea. "Hey, boss, I've heard your speech many times, I bet I could deliver it and give you the night off.

一个著名科学家起程去再作一个讲座。他的司机出了个主意：“老板，您的讲座我已听了这么多次了。我打赌我能作这个讲座，让您休息一个晚上。”

"sounds great," the scientist said.“

那太好了。”科学家说

When they got to the auditorium², the scientist put on the chauffeur's hat and settled in the back row. The chauffeur walked to the lectern and delivered the speech. Afterward³ he asked if there were any questions.

到了礼堂，科学家戴上了司机的帽子，坐在了后排。而司机走上了讲台，作讲演。讲演结束后，他问听众是否有什么问题。

"Yes," said one processor.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。”