雙語(yǔ)美文:有些金錢(qián)是人生不能承受之重
作者:Quora用戶(hù)
2019-01-06 00:45
"Some money is too expensive."
“有些金錢(qián)的代價(jià)太過(guò)昂貴。”
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(wèn)我愿意貪污多少錢(qián)。
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(gè)航天工程師,是個(gè)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(chéng)實(shí)。根本就沒(méi)有什么錢(qián)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(gè)回答。“一千美金?”他問(wèn)道,“還是一萬(wàn)?”
"Will I get caught?"?
?“我會(huì)被抓嗎?”
"No one who embezzles thinks they will get caught."
“沒(méi)有哪個(gè)貪污的人會(huì)認(rèn)為自己會(huì)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(qián)足夠我逃到國(guó)外并且獲得另一個(gè)身份。”
"Which is?" he asked.
“要多少?”他問(wèn)。
"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(wàn)美金?!蔽艺f(shuō)?!叭绻麄儼?000萬(wàn)給了我,我覺(jué)得我可以逃過(guò)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(shuō)?!艾F(xiàn)在開(kāi)始,永遠(yuǎn)不要為了一盒筆或者一個(gè)三孔的打孔機(jī)而出賣(mài)了自己。如果你要的是5000萬(wàn)美金,那就一分都不能少?!?/div>
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