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一个数学家、一个会计师和一个经济学家申请同一份工作。考官把数学家叫进去问道:“二加二等于几?”
数学家回答说:“四。”
考官问:“正好等于四?”数学家用怀疑的目光看了看考官说:“对,等于四,一点不错。”
接着,考官把会计师叫进去问同一问题:“二加二等于多少?”会计师说:“平均等于四———上下差10%,但平均下来等于四。”
接着考官让经济学家进去,问了同样的问题:“二加二是多少?”
经济学家站起来,锁上门,拉上窗帘,挨着考官坐下说:“你想让它等于几?”
Job Interview
A mathematician,an accountant and an economist apply for the same job.The inˉterviewer calls in the mathematician and asks,“What do two plus two equal?”
The mathematician replies,“Four.”
The interviewer asks,“Four,exactly?”The mathematician looks at the interviewer inˉcredulously and says,“Yes,four,exactly.”
Then the interviewer calls in the accountant and asks the same question,“What do two plus two equal?”The accountant says,“On average, four———give or take ten percent, but on average,four.”
Then the interviewer calls in the econˉomist and poses the same question,“What do two plus two equal?”The economist gets up,locks the door,close the shade,sits down next to the interviewer and says,“What do you want it to equal?”
礼物
一个人给妻子买了枚漂亮的钻石戒指作为圣诞礼物。
听说这个奢侈的礼物后,他的朋友说:“我原以为她想要一辆四轮驱动的赛车。”
“她是想要,可是我到哪里去给她弄一辆假吉普车?”他答道。
Gifts
A guy bought his wife a beautiful diamond ring for Christmas.
After hearing about this extravagant gift,a friend of his said,“I thought she wanted one of those sporty four—wheel—drive vehicles.”
“She did,”he replied.“But where the hell was I going to find a fake jeep?”
纳税
一个商人临终前把他的朋友叫到床边说:“比尔,我想让你答应我,在我死后把我的遗体火化。”
“那你想让我如何处理你的骨灰?”他的朋友问。
商人说:“把骨灰装进信封,寄给国内税务署,在信封上写上‘现在全给你了’。”
Taxpaying
A businessman on his deathbedcalled his friend and said,“Bill,I want you to promise me that when I die you will have my remains cremated.”
“And what,”his friend asked,“do you want me to do with your ashes?”
The businessman said,“Just put them in an envelope and mail them to the Internal Revenue Service and write on the envelope,‘Now youhave everything.’”
严格的管理
一家制造公司的老板决定突然视察工厂。穿过库房时,他发现一个小伙子懒洋洋地倚在货箱上。工厂老板气冲冲地说:“给你多少工钱?”
小伙子回答说:“每周100美元。”
老板掏出钱包,拿出5张20美元的钞票,对小伙子吼道:“这是一周的工钱。现在就滚,别再来了!”
小伙子一声不吭,把钱装兜里就走了。
库房主管在一旁吃惊地看着。老板问:“告诉我,这小子在我们这里干多久了?”
“他不在这里工作,”库房主管说,“他是联邦快递公司送包裹的。”(刘宗亚提供)
Tough Management
The owner of a manufacturing firm deˉcided to make a surprise tour of the factory.Walking through the warehouse he noticed a young man lazily leaning against a packing crate.The factory owner angrily said,“Just how much are you being paid?”
The young man replied,“A hundred dollars a week.”
The owner pulled out his wallet,peeled off five ¥20 bills and shouted at the young man:“Here is a week's pay.Now get out and don't come back!”
Without a word,the young man stuffed the money into his pocket and left.
The warehouse manager,standing nearby,stared in amazement.“Tell me,”the owner asked,“How long has that guy worked for us?”
“He didn't work here,”replied the warehouse manager,“He was just the Fed—Ex guy delivering a package.”
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