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Here is a true story regarding exams at Cambridge University. During an exam one day a bright student raised his hand and asked the teacher to bring him cakes and beer.
这是一个发生在剑桥大学的、有关考试的真实故事。某天的一场考试中，一个聪明的学生举手让老师给他蛋糕和啤酒。
The dialog went like this:
对话内容如下：
"I beg your pardon?", the teacher said.
“你说什么？”老师说。
"Sir, I request that you bring me cakes and beer."
“先生，请您给我蛋糕和啤酒。”
"Sorry, no. That will not happen."
“抱歉不行，这是不可能的。”
"Sir, I really must insist. I request and require that you bring me cakes and beer."
“先生，我真的是坚决要求，我要求您给我一些蛋糕和啤酒。”
At this point, the student took out a copy of the 400-year-old Laws of Cambridge, written in Latin and still nominally in effect, and pointed to the part which said, "Gentlemen sitting exams may request and require cakes and beer."
此时，这名学生拿出了一份400年前的剑桥大学校规复印件，它是用拉丁语写的，名义上依旧有效，他指着这行字：“参与考试的学生有权要求得到蛋糕和啤酒。”
The teacher, though very surprised, could no longer deny his request. Since cakes and beer couldn't be found immediately, Pepsi and hamburgers were brought to the student. And the student sat there, happily enjoying the food and drink while answering the exam paper.
老师虽然十分惊讶，但无法拒绝他的要求。蛋糕和啤酒没法马上弄来，因此，这名学生拿到了百事可乐和汉堡包。这名学生坐在那里，一边开心地吃喝一边考试。
Three weeks later, the student was fined five pounds. The reason was very simple. According to the 400-year-old Laws of Cambridge, he was supposed to wear a sword to the exam.
三周后，这名学生被罚款5英镑。理由很简单，根据400年前的剑桥大学校规，他应该在考试期间带佩剑。
