English Original
Jack Hawkins was the football coach at an American college. He was always trying to find good players, but they weren't always smart enough to be accepted by the college.
One day, the coach brought an excellent young player to the dean of the college and asked that the student be allowed to enter without an examination. "Well," the dean said after some persuasion, "I'd better ask him a few questions first."
He turned to the student and asked some very easy questions, but the student didn't know any of the answers.
Finally, the dean asked, "What's five times seven?"
The student thought for a long time and then answered, "Thirty-six."
The dean threw up his hands and looked at the coach in despair. But the coach said earnestly, "Oh, please let him in, sir! He was only wrong by two."
中文翻译
杰克·霍金斯是一所美国大学的橄榄球教练。他一直在努力寻找优秀的球员，但这些球员的智力水平往往不足以被大学录取。
一天，教练带了一名出色的年轻球员去见院长，请求允许该学生免试入学。经过一番劝说，院长说道：“好吧，我最好先问他几个问题。”
他转向学生，问了一些非常简单的问题，但学生一个也答不上来。
最后，院长问道：“五乘以七等于多少？”
学生想了很久，然后回答：“三十六。”
院长绝望地举起双手，看向教练。但教练认真地恳求道：“哦，先生，请让他入学吧！他只差两个数而已。”