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四位男士在吹嘘谁养的猫最聪明。第一位男士是工程师，第二位是会计师，第三位是化学家，第四位是政府雇员。 为了炫耀，工程师朝他的猫喊道‘丁字尺’，让我们看看你的本事。” "丁字尺’’欢快地跳到桌子上，拿出纸和笔，迅速地画了一个圆形、一个正方形和一个三角形。 大家都称赞这猫聪明。 然而会计师声称他的猫更聪明。他喊来自己的猫，对它说:”‘数据表’，让我们看看你的本事。” "数据表”跑到厨房，拿来12块饼干，然后将它们平均分成了4份，每份3块。 大家都称好。 而这时，化学家声称他的猫可以做得更好。他喊来自己的猫，对它说：”‘量度器’，让我们看看你的本事。” “量度器”起身，走到冰箱前，拿出1夸脱牛奶，从食橱里拿出一个10盎司的杯子，然后往杯子里倒入恰好8盎司的牛奶，一滴都没洒。 大家都称好。 最后,三个人转向政府雇员，问道:"你的猫能做什么？” 政府雇员喊来自己的猫，对它说：“咖啡休’，让我们看看你的本事。" “咖啡休一下子跳起来，吃掉了桌上的饼干，喝光了杯中的牛奶，在画有图形的纸上排便，之后他抱怨说伤着后背了，向劳工赔偿处提交了一份申诉报告，抱怨工作环境不安全,而后告病假回家休息去了。 A Smart Cat Four men were bragging about who owns the smartest cat. The first man was an Engineer, the second man was an Accountant, the third man was a Chemist, and the fourth was a Government Employee. To show off, the Engineer called to his cat, 11 T-square, do your stuff.” T-square pranced over to a desk, took out some paper and a pen and promptly drew a circle, a square, and a triangle. Everyone agreed that was pretty smart. But the Accountant said his cat could do better. He called his cat and said, “Spreadsheet, do your stuff.” Spreadsheet went out into the kitchen and returned with a dozen cookies. He divided them into 4 equal piles of 3 cookies each. Everyone agreed that was good. « But the Chemist said his cat could do better. He called his cat and said, “Measure, do your stuff.” Measure got up, walked over to the fridge, took out a quart of milk, got a 10 ounce glass from the cupboard and poured exactly 8 ounces without spilling a drop. Everyone agreed that was good. Then the three men turned to the Government Employee and said, “What can your cat do?” The Government Worker called to his cat and said, “Coffee Break, do your stuff. Coffee Break jumped to his feet, ate the cookies, drank the milk, shit on the paper, claimed he injured his back while doing so, filed a grievance report against unsafe working conditions, put in for Workers’ Compensation and went home for the rest of the day on sick leave! |
