"Wouldyoumindtellingme,Doctor,"Bobasked..."howyoudetectamentaldeficiencyinsomebodywhoappearscompletelynormal?""Nothingiseasier,"hereplied."Youaskhimasimplequestionwhicheveryoneshouldanswerwithnotrouble.Ifhehesitates,thatputsyouonthetrack.""Well,Whatsortofquestion?""Well,youmightaskhim,'CaptainCookmadethreetripsaroundtheworldanddiedduringoneofthem.Whichone?'Bobthoughtforamoment,andthensaidwithanervouslaugh,"Youwouldn'thappentohaveanotherexamplewouldyou?ImustconfessIdon'tknowmuchabouthistory."“医生,你能不能告诉我,”鲍勃问,“对于一个看上去很正常的人,你是怎样判断出他有智力缺陷的呢?”“再没有比这容易的了,”医生回答,“问他一个简单的问题,简单到所有人都知道答案,如果他回答得不干脆,那你就知道是怎么回事了。”“那要问什么样的问题呢?”“嗯,你可以这样问,‘库克船长环球旅行了三次,但是在其中一次的途中他去世了,是哪一次呢?’”鲍勃想了一会儿,紧张的回答道,“你就不能问另外一个问题吗?坦率地说,我对历史了解的不是很多。”
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