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25. Two plus Two
An engineer, a physicist, and a lawyer were being interviewed for a position as chief executive officer of a large corporation.
The engineer was interviewed first, and was asked a long list of questions, ending with "How much is two plus two?"
The engineer excused himself, and made a series of measurements and calculations before returning to the board room and announced, "Four."
The physicist was next interviewed, and was asked the same questions. Before answering the last question, he excused himself, made for the library, and did a great deal of research.After a consultation with the United States Bureau of Standards and many calculations, he also announced, "Four."
The lawyer was interviewed last, and was asked the same questions. At the end of his interview, before answering the last question, he drew all the shades in the room, looked outside the door to see if anyone was there, checked the telephone for listening devices, and asked, "How much do you want it to be?"
二加二
一名工程师、一名物理学家和一名律师为争取一家大公司的首席执行官这一职位参加了面试。
工程师最先进去面试，他被问了一长串问题，最后一个问题是：“二加二等于多少？”
这位工程师请求离开一会儿，他做了一系列的测量和计算之后，回到董事会议室宣布答案：“等于四。”
接下来是物理学家，他也被问了同样的问题。在回答最后一题之前，他也请求离开，前往图书馆，做了一系列的调查研究。同美国标准局有关人士进行磋商，做了许多估算。最后他同样宣布：“等于四。”
律师最后一位参加，他也被问了同样的问题。在面试结束的时候，回答最后一题之前，他检查了整个房间的角落，看看门外是否有人，检查电话是否有窃听器，然后问：“你希望答案是多少？”