讀點好英文:The Austere Governor 一絲不茍的州長

The Austere Governor 一絲不茍的州長

A Governor visiting a state prison was impIored by a convict to pardon him.

“What are you in for?”asked the Governor.

“I held a high office，”the convict humbly replied，“and sold subordinate appointments.”

“Then I decIine to interfere，”said the Governor, with asperity，“a man who abuses his office by making it serve a private end and purvey a personal advantage is unfit to be free. By the way, Mr.Warden，”he added to the official beside him, as the convict slunk away，“in appointing you to this position, I was given to understand that your friends could make the Shikane county deIegation to the next State convention solid for the present administration.Was I rightly informed?”

“You were, sir.”

“Very well, then, I will bid you good-bye. Please be so good as to appoint my nephew Chaplain.''

州長在視察一所州管監(jiān)獄時，有個罪犯哀求州長寬恕他。

“你犯了什么事？”州長問道。

“我曾經(jīng)是個高級官員，”犯人低聲下氣地回答，“因為向下級賣官?！?/p>

“那樣的話，我絕不會管你的事情，”州長嚴厲地說，“為達到個人目的、牟取私利而濫用職權(quán)的人不應該得到自由。順便說一下，監(jiān)獄長，”當那個罪犯偷偷溜走時，他接著對身旁的那位官員說，“我在任命你擔任這個職務時，得知你的朋友能讓西科恩縣參加下屆州會議的代表團支持本屆政府。我得到的消息準確嗎？”

“是的，州長先生?！?/p>

“那么，很好，我該向你道別了。請別忘記任命我的侄子為牧師啊?！?/p>