What is intelligence (智力) anyway When I was in the army 1 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 2 of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repairman once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 3 have scored more than 80. 4 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always 5 it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I"d prove myself a 6 . In a world where I have to work with my hands, I"d do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man 7 . He had a habit of telling jokes. One time he said, "Doc, a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man 8 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 9 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He 10 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc., the 11 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀). 12 do you suppose he asked for them" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said," Why, you fool, he used his voice and asked for them. I"ve been 13 that on all my customers today, but I knew 14 I"d catch you." "Why is that" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned edycatedm Doc. I knew you couldn"t be very 15 ."
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.