English Original
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, 'intelligence'?"
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."
中文翻译
一个非常炎热的日子里，两个人在挖沟。其中一人对另一人说：“为什么我们在这坑里挖沟，而老板却站在那边的树荫下？” “我不知道，”另一人回答。“我去问问他。”
于是他爬出坑，走到老板面前。“为什么我们在烈日下挖沟，而你却站在阴凉处？” “智慧，”老板说。“‘智慧’是什么意思？”
老板说：“好吧，我演示给你看。我把手放在这棵树上，你用尽全力用拳头打它。” 挖沟人用力挥拳，试图打中老板的手。老板把手移开了，挖沟人打在了树上。老板说：“这就是智慧！”
挖沟人回到坑里。他的朋友问：“他说什么？” “他说我们在这里是因为智慧。” “智慧是什么？” 朋友问。挖沟人把手放在自己脸上说：“拿起你的铁锹，打我的手。”