英语故事:如果你有邮箱那将会怎样
英语课
A jobless man applied 1 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 2 to go to the supermarket and buy a 10Kg tomato crate 3.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 4 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 5 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 6, 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 7, "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”
Moral of the story 故事寓意
Moral 1
Internet is not the solution to your life.
网络不是你生活的解决办法
Moral 2
If you don't have Internet, and work hard, you can be a millionaire.
如果你没有网络,但是努力工作,你仍可以成为百万富翁.
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
- She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
- This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
vt.(up)把…装入箱中;n.板条箱,装货箱
- We broke open the crate with a blow from the chopper.我们用斧头一敲就打开了板条箱。
- The workers tightly packed the goods in the crate.工人们把货物严紧地包装在箱子里。
v.(使)增至三倍( triple的过去式和过去分词 )
- The enemy tripled his strength. 敌军把兵力增加到原来的三倍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He tripled his income. 他使他的收入增加两倍[增至三倍]。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
零售商,零售店( retailer的名词复数 )
- High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
- Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。
n.中间人,经纪人;v.作为中间人来安排
- He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
- I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。
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