Sunday, June 17, 2007

Car Related Story

I received the below story from MyD, who received it from Sandy.
この話はMyD経由Sandyから受け取ったものです。

At Penn State University, there were four sophomores taking chemistry and all of them had an "A" so far.These four friends were so confident that the weekend before finals, they decided to visit some friends and have a big party. They had a great time but, after all the hearty partying they slept all day Sunday and didn't make it back to State College until early Monday morning.Rather than taking the final then, they decided that after the final they would explain to their professor why they missed it. They said that they visited friends but on the way back they had a flat tire. As a result, they missed the final.The professor agreed they could make up the final the next day.The guys were excited and relieved. They studied that night for the exam. The Professor placed them in separate rooms and gave them a test booklet. They quickly answered the first problem worth 5 points.Cool,they thought! Each one in separate rooms,thinking this was going to be easy.... then they turned the page. On the second page was written.... For 95 points:Which tire? _________







My old car, Colona, in front of my condo and
my new car, Prius on April 28,2007.

Penn州立大学で化学を専攻している2回生の生徒4人の話。全員成績は"A"。ファイナルテストが週明けにあるが、自信満々だったので、週末に友達のパーティに参加することにした。パーティが楽しかったこともあり、翌日、日曜日は一日中全員寝てしまい大学に帰ったのは月曜日の朝。ファイナルテストを受けるのをやめ、試験の後、教授に言い訳をすることにした。友達を訪ねた帰り、車のタイヤがパンクしたので、試験が受けられなくなったと教授に説明。教授は了解し、翌日に再試験を設定してくれた。4人の生徒は安堵した。早速、その夜全員必死で勉強し翌日の試験に備えた。試験当日、教授は、一人ひとり個別の部屋に入れ、テスト用紙を配った。全員簡単に第一問を解いた。その配点は5点。このテストはやさしいぞ。と、それぞれ心の中で考えた。次のページをめくった。2ページ目には正解すれば95点とかかれている。その問いは、どのタイヤでしたか?____________

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