雙語美文:有些金錢是人生不能承受之重
作者:Quora用戶
2019-01-06 00:45
"Some money is too expensive."
“有些金錢的代價(jià)太過昂貴?!?/div>
When I got my first grown-up job after college my dad asked me how much money I'd be willing to embezzle.?
大學(xué)畢業(yè)后,我得到了成年后的第一份工作,我爸問我愿意貪污多少錢。
My dad was an aerospace engineer, one of the most straight-edge ethical men you can imagine. ? So I told him the truth, "You raised me to be honest. There is no amount of money that could induce me to steal.
"我爸是個航天工程師,是個你能想象的那種最正直最講道德的人。所以我告訴了他事實(shí):“你從小教我要誠實(shí)。根本就沒有什么錢能讓我去偷。”
But he wasn't having it. ?"A thousand dollars?" he asked, "Ten thousand?"
但是他并不接受這個回答。“一千美金?”他問道,“還是一萬?”
"Will I get caught?"?
?“我會被抓嗎?”
"No one who embezzles thinks they will get caught."
“沒有哪個貪污的人會認(rèn)為自己會被抓?!?/div>
"Ok, so it would have to be enough to escape the country and get a new identity."
“好吧,那這些錢足夠我逃到國外并且獲得另一個身份。”
"Which is?" he asked.
“要多少?”他問。
"Fifty million dollars." ?I said. ?"If they left fifty million with me and I thought I could get away scout free, I might take it."
“5000萬美金?!蔽艺f?!叭绻麄儼?000萬給了我,我覺得我可以逃過檢查然后拿走它?!?/div>
"Excellent," he said. ?"Now never sell out for a box of pens and a three hole punch. ? If fifty million dollars is your price, never steal a penny less."
“好,”他說。“現(xiàn)在開始,永遠(yuǎn)不要為了一盒筆或者一個三孔的打孔機(jī)而出賣了自己。如果你要的是5000萬美金,那就一分都不能少。”
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