English Original
During a visit to a mental asylum, a visitor asked the director, "What is the criterion for deciding whether a patient should be institutionalized?"
"Well," said the director, "we fill a bathtub with water, then give the patient a teaspoon, a teacup, and a bucket. We ask him to empty the bathtub."
"Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would choose the bucket because it's larger than the spoon or the cup."
"No!" answered the director. "A normal person would pull the plug."
中文翻译
参观一所精神病院时，一位访客问院长：“你们用什么标准来决定一个人是否应该被收治入院呢？”
“嗯，”院长说，“我们会放满一浴缸水，然后给病人一把茶匙、一个茶杯和一个水桶，让他把浴缸里的水清空。”
“噢，我明白了，”访客说，“正常人会选择水桶，因为水桶比茶匙和茶杯的容量大。”
“不对！”院长回答，“正常人会把浴缸的塞子拔掉。”