[转载] ENGLISH READING 9.21

Caught up in his lecture on energy, my physical science professor had been writing furiously on the blackboard about horsepower and James Watt, who coined the term. In the midst of his scribbling, the teacher lost his place. He paused, looked at the board and wondered aloud, "Where's Watt?"

From the back I called out, "Watt's on second. Who's on first."

-- Rebecca Mantia, St. Charles, Missouri.