The Woman and the Fat Hen

A woman owned a hen that laid an egg every morning.Since the hen's eggs were of excellent quality,they sold for a good price.So,at one point,the woman thought to herself,"If I double my hen's allowance of barley,she'll lay twice a day."Therefore,she put her plan to work,and the hen became so fat and contented that it stopped laying altogether.

Relying on statistics does not always produce results.

【关键词】

allowance  津贴，限额

barley  大麦

contented  满足的

altogether  完全地

statistics  统计学

【翻译】

一个妇女养了一只母鸡，这只母鸡每天早上都会下一个蛋。由于这些鸡蛋质量非常好，所以都卖了好价格。故而，某一刻，这个妇女突发奇想，“如果我给母鸡双倍的大麦，母鸡就可以每天下两次蛋了。”然后，她将她的想法付诸实践。后来，鸡变得非常胖，也非常满足，却完全停止了下蛋。

依赖统计学并不一定总是得到想要的结果。