English Original
A professor stood before his class of 20 senior organic biology students, about to hand out the final exam.
"I want to say it's been a pleasure teaching you this semester. I know you've all worked extremely hard, and many of you are off to medical school after summer. To ensure no one's GPA is affected by potential over-celebration this week, anyone who opts out of the final exam today will receive a 'B' for the course."
Great rejoicing spread through the class as students got up, thanked the professor, and signed out on his offer. After the last accepting student left, the professor looked at the handful remaining and asked, "Anyone else? This is your last chance." One final student stood up and accepted.
The professor closed the door and took attendance of the remaining students. "I'm glad to see you believe in yourselves," he said. "You all have 'A's."
中文翻译
一位教授站在20名有机生物学高年级学生面前，准备分发期末考试试卷。
“我想说，这学期教你们是我的荣幸。我知道你们都极其努力，许多人暑假后就要进入医学院。为确保没有人因本周可能过度的庆祝活动而影响GPA，今天任何选择放弃期末考试的同学，这门课将获得‘B’的成绩。”
教室里一片欢腾，学生们纷纷起身，感谢教授，并签字接受了他的提议。最后一位接受提议的学生离开后，教授看着剩下的少数学生问道：“还有其他人吗？这是你们最后的机会。”又有一名学生站起来接受了提议。
教授关上门，清点了剩下的学生。“我很高兴看到你们相信自己，”他说。“你们都得‘A’。”