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Career Path职业之路

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Career Path职业之路 An older couple had a son, who was still living with them. The parents were a little worried, as th'...

Career Path职业之路



An older couple had a son, who was still living with them. The parents were a little worried, as the son was still unable to decide about his career path, so they deˉcided to do a small test.
They took a ten—dollar bill, a Bible, and a bottle of whiskey, and put them on the front hall table. Then they hid, hoping he would think they weren't at home.
The father told the mother, “If he takes the money, he will be a businessman; if he takes the Bible, he will be a priest; but if he takes the bottle of whiskey, I'm afraid our son will be a drunkˉard.”
So the parents took their place in the nearby closet and waited nervously.Peeping through the key
hole,they saw their son arrived home.
He saw the note they had left, sayˉing they'd be home later. Then, he took the 10—dollar bill, looked at it against the light, and slid it in his pocket. After that, he took the Bible, flicked through it,and took it also. Finally, he grabbed the bottle, opened it, and took an appreciative whiff to be assured of the quality, then he left for his room carrying all the three items.
The father slapped his forehead, and said, “Damn! It's even worse.” 
“What do you mean?”his wife inquired.
“He's gonna be a politician!” the father replied.
一对老夫妻有个儿子,仍跟他们一起生活。儿子仍未能选定自己的职业道路,父母有点着急,决定做个小测验。
他们拿出一张10美元钞票、一本《圣经》和一瓶威士忌,放在前厅的桌子上。他们躲了起来,希望儿子会以为父母不在家。
父亲对母亲说:“如果他拿走钱,他将成为商人;如果他拿走《圣经》,他将成为牧师;要是他拿走威士忌,我们的儿子恐怕将沦为一个酒鬼。”
于是,这对夫妻藏在附近的壁橱里,紧张地等着。从锁孔里窥视,他们看见儿子回家了。
他看到他们的留言,说他们要晚点回家。接着,他拿起10美元钞票,对着光线看了看,就装进兜里。之后,他拿起《圣经》,匆匆翻了翻,也留下了。最后,他抓起酒瓶,打开瓶盖,蛮有鉴赏力地抿了一口,确信酒的质量不错,然后把这三样东西全拿到自己房间去。
父亲拍拍脑门,说:“该死!糟透了。”
“什么意思?”妻子问道。
“他将成为一个政客!”父亲回答。

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