A college football coach had recruited a top talent, but the player couldn’t pass the school’s entrance exam.
一名大学足球教练曾招收了一个超级天才，但那个运动员却无法通过学校的入学考试。
Needing the recruit badly, the coach went to the dean and asked if the recruit could take the test orally.
由于急需这个运动员，因此这名教练就去找院长，问这个运动员是
否可以参加口试。
The dean agreed, and the following day the recruit and the coach were seated in his office.
院长表示同意。第二天，那个运动员和教练在院长办公室落座。
“Okay,” the dean said. “What is seven times seven?”
“好了，”院长说，“7 乘以7 是多少？”
The recruit mulled it over for a moment, then said, “I think it’s 49.”
那个运动员仔细想了好半天，才说：“我想是49 吧。”
Suddenly the coach leapt to his feet. “Please, Dean,” he begged, “give him another chance!”
那名教练突然一跃而起，恳求说：“院长，行行好，再给他一次机会吧！”
