The Definition of Intelligence 汉译

Two men were digging a ditch on a very hot day. One said to the other, “Why are we down in this hole digging a ditch when our boss is standing up there in the shade of a tree?”

“I don’t know,” responded the other.

“I’ll ask him.” So he climbed out of the hole and went to his boss. “Why are we digging in the hot sun and you’re standing in the shade?”

“Intelligence,” the boss said.

“What do you mean?”

The boss said, “Well, I’ll show you. I’ll put my hand on this tree and I want you to hit it with your fist as hard as you can.”

The ditch digger took a mighty swing and tried to hit the boss’ hand. The boss removed his hand and the ditch digger hit the tree. The boss said, “That’s intelligence!”

The ditch digger went back to his hole. His friend asked, “What did he say?”

“He said we are down here because of intelligence.”

“What’s intelligence?” said the friend.

The ditch digger put his hand on his face and said, “Take your shovel and hit my hand.”

智慧的定义

非常炎热的一天，两个工人正在汗流浃背地挖着一条沟渠。

其中一个工人问另一个工友，“为什么我们在这个臭气熏天的洞里玩命似的挖着沟渠，而我们的老板却站在树阴下对我们指手画脚呢？”

“智慧！”这位老板答道。

“你这话是什么意思？”

“那好，我来给你示范一下。”老板说道。“我把手放到这颗树上，你用拳头砸我的手，有多大劲就使多大劲。”

于是，这个工人挥了挥自己的拳头，用尽力气朝老板的手狠狠砸去。老板迅速将手收回，工人的一记重拳砸在了树干上，疼得他龇牙咧嘴，叫苦连天。

“这就是智慧！”老板解释道。

这个工人心情沮丧地回到了工地，他的手还在隐隐作痛。

“他都说了些什么？”另一个工友问。

“他说，我们在这下面挖沟就是因为智慧。”

“什么叫智慧？”工友问。

这个工人将他的手放在自己的脸上，然后对工友说道，“用你的铁铲使劲地朝我的手上砸砸看。”