Brain Transplant¹

A wealthy man lay critically ill. "There's only one thing that will save you," his doctor said. " A brain transplant. it's experimental and very expensive."

"Money is no problem," the man said. "Can you get a brain for me ?"

"There are three available. The first was from a university professor, but it'll cost you $10,000."

"Don't worry, I can pay. What about the second?"

"It was from a rocket scientist. It'll cost you $100,000."

"I have the money. And I'd be a lot smarter too. But what about the third?"

"The third was from a government bureaucrat². It will set you back half a million dollars."

"Why so much for the bureaucrat's brain?" the patient asked.

"Never been used."

脑移植

医生对他的一位病入膏肓的富翁病人说：“只有一个办法可以救你，那就是脑移植。这种办法是实验性的而且非常贵。”

“钱没有问题，”那个富翁说，“问题是，你能弄到大脑吗？”

“有三种选择。第一种是一名大学教授的，但要花1万元。”

“不用担心，我付得起。那么第二种呢？”

“第二种是一名火箭科学家的，得花10万元。”

“我有钱，那样我还能更聪明。那么第三种呢？”

“第三种是一名政府官僚的，得花50万元。”

“为什么政府官僚的脑子这么贵？”病人问道。

“因为他的脑子从未用过。”