英汉英语美文:如果你有邮箱那将会怎样?
a jobless man applied for the position of 'office boy' at microsoft. the hr manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.
一个失业的人去微软申请办公室文员的职位,人事经理面试他,并且看着他打扫地板,作为测试。
"you are employed" he said. " give me your e-mail address and i'll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start."
“你被录用了”,人事经理说:“给我你的邮箱地址,我会把申请表发给你填,发给你的同时也意味着你开始上班。”
the man replied "but i don't have a computer, neither an email".
这个人回答说:“但是我没有电脑,更没有邮箱了。”
"i'm sorry", said the hr manager." if you don't have an email, that means you do not exist. and who doesn't exist, cannot have the job."
“我很抱歉,”人事经理说:“如果你没有邮箱,那就意味着你不能生存,一个不能生存的人当然不能有工作。”
the man left with no hope at all. he didn't know what to do, with only in his pocket. he then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10kg tomato crate.he then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. in less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. he repeated the operation three times, and returned home with.
这个人不抱希望的离开了,他不知道要做什么,口袋里只有10块钱,他决定去超市买了10公斤西红柿。接着他在附近门挨着门卖西红柿,不到两小时,他成功的将他的资金翻了一倍,他又做了3个小时,到回家时身上已经有60块钱了。
the man realized that he can survive by this way, and started to go everyday earlier, and return late. thus, his money doubled or tripled everyday.shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the us.
这个人认识到他可以用这种方式生存,以后他每天起的很早,回家的很晚,因此,他的钱每天都翻两三倍。很短的时间里,他买了个手推车,然后卡车,接着他有了自己的运输车队。5年以后,他成了美国最大的食品零售商。
he started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life insurance.he called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan.when the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his email.the man replied," i don't have an email."
他开始计划他家庭的未来,就决定买个人身保险。他打电话给保险经济人,然后选择一个保险。当谈话结束后保险经济人问他的邮箱地址,他说:“我没有邮箱”.
the broker answered curiously, "you don't have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e mail?!!" the man thought for a while and replied, "yes, i'd be an office boy at microsoft!"
保险经济人很吃惊的说:“你没有邮箱都可以成功的建立一个帝国,你能想象如果你有邮箱的话会怎么样吗?”这个人想了一下然后回答:“是的,我会成为微软的办公室文员”
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