六岁半就已经看过《高等代数的演变》、开始自学微积分的天才少女Mary，有没有让你觉得智商受到了碾压？
看到12岁的男孩欺负7岁的男孩，Mary挺身而出打抱不平，把霸凌者打得头破血流。你是为Mary叫好，还是为男孩喊疼？
这样万里挑一的人是该被送进天才学校接受天才教育，循着一个“天才”的人生轨迹兢兢业业地为数学事业奉献一生，还是该满足于做一个快乐的普通人，拥有真正的童年，自由的人生？
来看今天的片段中Mary的“爸爸”（其实是舅舅）是怎样与校长交锋的吧！
Principal: How do we resolve this? You know, she could be expelled.
Frank Alder: God. I hope not. But if every other first-time offender was expelled, I guess fair is fair.
Principal: Are you gonna take this seriously?
Frank Alder: Sure. You don't bluff me, I don't bluff you.
Principal: Ms. Stevenson believes that your child is exceptional...and has talents that our curriculum can't begin to challenge. It just so happens that I am good friends with the headmaster of the Oaks Academy for Gifted Education. He has always said that if I find that one in a million...
Frank Alder: And the one in a million has a $30,000 tuition.
Principal: Mr. Adler, I can get your daughter a scholarship. Full ride. I wouldn't say it if I couldn't do it.
Frank Alder: I realize, putting that girl in that setting, you know, 99 times out of a 100, that's what you do. It's the Oaks. It's a great school. I looked into it. But this family has a history with those schools. And I think the last thing that little girl needs is reinforcement that she's different. Trust me, she knows. So... I think Mary, I think she's gotta be here. Today's a bad ending. You can't hit people. But a 12-year-old bullies a seven-year-old and she stands up. Do you know how important it is to me that she did that? You know how proud I am of her? Aren't you?
Principal: Mr. Adler, your daughter shattered a young boy's...
Frank Alder: I know. You can't hit people. That will be made very clear. I get that. But Mrs. Davis, if we separate our leaders, if we segregate them from people like you and me, you get congressmen. So, I'm sorry. I wish I could take your offer, but Mary stays. Unless you kick her out.
Principal: This is a mistake. We'll never be able to raise this child to the level of scholarship she deserves.
Frank Alder: Well, just dumb her down into a decent human being. Everybody wins.
Ms. Stevenson: You know what? Can you excuse me one minute?
Principal: Bring me every piece of paperwork we have on this girl.
Ms. Stevenson：Hey. Are you sure you know what you're doing?
Frank Alder: No.
校长：这事怎么解决？她够被开除了。
弗兰克：天啊，我不希望她被开除。，__________。
校长：你能不能认真点？
弗兰克：当然可以！只要你实实在在的，我也实实在在的。
校长：史蒂文森老师说你的孩子很超常，我们的课程对她来说完全没有挑战性。我恰巧有位好朋友是橡树天才教育学院的校长，他经常说如果我能碰到万里挑一的神童......
弗兰克：那种万里挑一的学费要三万美元呢!
校长：阿德勒先生，我可以为你女儿申请奖学金, 全额的。我有把握才说这个话。
弗兰克：我知道把这女孩送到那种学校是你们最通常的做法。那可是橡树学校，是一流的学校。我了解过它，但我们家族有好几人去过这种学校，而我觉得她最不需要的就是强化她与众不同。相信我，她知道自己与众不同。所以......我觉得玛丽必须留在这所学校。今天的事结局不好，动手打人是不对的。但一个12岁的男生欺负一个7岁男生，而她能挺身而出。她这么做你知道我有多欣慰吗？知道我有多骄傲吗？你们难道不这么想？
校长：阿德勒先生，你女儿把一个男生打得…
弗兰克：我知道，打人是不对的，我会跟她明确这一点，这我懂。但戴维斯夫人，如果把未来的领导人和普通人分开，让他们脱离我们这样的群众，他们就会成为政客。所以我很抱歉，我也很想接受你的提议，但我不能，除非你把她开除。
校长：这是错误的，我们无法给她提供她所需要的教育水平。
弗兰克：让她降低到普通人的水平就行了。这样大家都满意了。
史蒂文森老师：哦，抱歉我先离开一下。
校长：把她所有的档案材料拿给我。
史蒂文森老师：喂，你觉得这么做真的好吗？
弗兰克：不知道。
想想看，“I guess fair is fair”中的“fair is fair”是什么意思？
