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The other thing I like to do online is read stuff on BuzzFeed.
我喜欢在网上做的另一件事就是看BuzzFeed上的东西
They posted that something that I thought was funny, it's a quiz about Harvard.
他们发布了一些内容，我觉得有趣，是关于哈佛的小测验
It's an old admissions test from 1869
是1869年的旧入学考试试卷
that Harvard used. And it turns out we have someone here
这是哈佛用过的，结果发现我们的员工中
on our staff who went to Harvard. And I know this because he mentions it every time I see him.
有人上过哈佛，我之所以知道是因为每次我见到他他都会提起
And I figured if he's smart enough to get into Harvard one time,
我想如果他够聪明，能一次性考进哈佛
he could definitely ace a test from 1869. This is Jason Gelles, everybody.
他肯定能在1869年考出好成绩。各位，这是杰森·盖勒
Hello, smarty pants. Hi.
你好啊，自作聪明的家伙，嗨
So when did you graduate?
你什么时候毕业的？
'96, '96, all right and-- 1996. Oh, thanks for clearing that up.
96年，96年，1996年，噢，谢谢你把话说清楚了
All right, I made these multiple choice so that they're easier for you.
好吧，我做了这些选择题，对于你来说很容易
OK. OK.
好的，好的
But these are-- I think they're hard.
但是这些题，我觉得很难
OK, a man buys a watch, a chain, and a locket for $216.
好吧，一个男人花216美元买了一只手表，一条项链和一个吊坠
The watch and the locket together cost three times as much as the chain.
这只表和这只吊坠的价格加起来是这条项链的三倍
And the chain and locket together cost half as much as the watch.
项链和吊坠的价格是手表的一半
What was the price of each?
每样东西的价格是多少？
So we have A, the watch was $124, chain was $41, locket $28.
我们有A选项，手表是124美元，项链是41美元，吊坠是28美元
B, watch was $108, chain $72, locket $36.
B选项是手表是108美元，项链是72美元，吊坠是36美元
C, watch was $144, chain was $54, locket was $18.
C选项是手表是144美元，项链是54美元，吊坠是18美元
D, watch was $103, chain was $26, locket was $11. Which is it?
D选项是手表是103美元，项链是26美元，吊坠是11美元，哪一个是正确答案呢？
You know, I wish I wore my glasses because I can't see any of these things.
你知道，我希望我戴上眼镜，因为我看不到这些东西
Because you can't see, that's why you can't answer it? Yeah, that's it.
因为你看不见，所以你不能回答？是的，就这样
It's hard to see. But you know the question. Yeah.
很难看出来。但你知道问题是什么。是的
All right, so-- This is a guess. It's D.
好吧，那么-这是一个猜测。是D
D? D. You're wrong.
D？D，你答错了
No, it was C, the watch cost $144, the chain-- did anyone know that?
不，选C，手表价值144美元，项链价格，有人知道吗？
Wow. Who wants a job here?
真的。谁想在这里工作？
All those people knew the answer.
所有的人都知道答案
All right, here we go.
好了，开始吧
Which graph below correctly shades the portion where the co-seen
下面的图正确地遮蔽了余弦的部分，余弦
Cosine, cosine, sorry, I didn't go to Harvard.
抱歉，我没去哈佛
Cosine is positive.
余弦为正
Graph A-- I don't even know what a cosine is, I know how to co-sign a loan.
图a--我甚至不知道余弦是什么，我知道如何共同签署贷款
I don't know how to...
我不知道怎么去……
graph A, graph B, graph C, or graph D?
图表A、图表B、图表C或图表D？
I assume it's C, I'm going to say C. You're going to say see C? Yeah.
我想应该是C，我会说C，你会说看到C吗？是的
You're shaking your head, which one is it ma'am?
你在摇头，是哪一个？
D, no. A. A. A? Yes, it's A.
D，不是。A，A，A？是的，是A
All right.
好吧
I was a visual arts major, so
我是视觉艺术专业的，所以
Clearly you bribed your way to get into, were you want the rowing team?
很明显你是以贿赂的方式进入大学，你想要划船队吗？
Aw, Jason. As a consolation, I know you love hugs, so I'm going to give you a hug.
啊，杰森。作为安慰，我知道你喜欢拥抱，所以我要给你一个拥抱
He's a very cuddly guy, he loves to be hugged. OK, thanks
他是个很可爱的人，他喜欢被拥抱。好啊，谢谢
All right, we'll be back.
好吧，我们会回来的
