English Original
A young man once asked Albert Einstein what the secret of success was. The great scientist told him that the secret of success was hard work.
A few days later, the young man asked him the same question again. Einstein was very annoyed.
He did not say anything but wrote a few words on a piece of paper and handed it to the young man. The young man looked at the piece of paper. On it was written:
A = X + Y + Z
"What does this mean?" asked the young man.
"'A' means success," explained the old scientist. "'X' stands for hard work, 'Y' stands for good methods, and 'Z' means that you should stop talking and get down to work."
中文翻译
一位年轻人曾问阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦，成功的秘诀是什么。这位伟大的科学家告诉他，成功的秘诀在于勤奋。
几天后，这个年轻人又问了同样的问题。爱因斯坦感到非常恼火。
他什么也没说，只是在一张纸上写下了几个字，递给了年轻人。年轻人看着纸条，上面写着：
A = X + Y + Z
“这是什么意思？”年轻人问道。
“'A' 代表成功，”老科学家解释道，“'X' 代表勤奋，'Y' 代表好的方法，而 'Z' 的意思是停止空谈，开始认真工作。”