英語小達人每天10分鐘 374 Honesty

[00:01.47]Honesty 誠實 [00:04.33]An investment counselor decided to go out on her own. 一個投資顧問決定自己干， [00:15.06]She was shrewd and diligent, so business kept coming in, 她夠精明和勤奮，所以她的生意蒸蒸日上。 [00:19.27]and pretty soon she realized that she needed an in-house counsel. 不久以后她就意識到自己需要一個法律顧問。 [00:23.41]She began to interview young lawyers. 于是她開始面試年輕的律師。 [00:27.29]"As I'm sure you can understand," she started off with one of the first applicants, “我確信你一定能夠理解，”她開始和第一個應聘者面談， [00:32.35]"in business like this, our personal integrity must be beyond question." “做我們這一行的，他個人的誠實信用一定要毫無瑕疵?！? [00:39.13]She leaned forward. "Mr. Peterson, are you an 'honest' lawyer?" 她向前欠了欠身，“那么，彼得森先生，你是個‘誠實的’律師嗎？” [00:45.04]"Honest?" replied the job prospect. “誠實嗎？”應聘者答道， [00:47.37]"Let me tell you something about honest. “讓我來告訴你一件有關于誠實的事。 [00:50.48]Why, I'm so honest that my father lent me $15,000 for my education, 是的，我很誠實，我父親借給我15000元錢讓我上學， [00:58.08]and I paid back every penny the minute I tried my first case." 而我在辦理我的第一個案子的時候就把所有的錢都還清了。” [01:03.16]"Impressive. And what sort of case was that?" “真是令人欽佩。順便問一下，那是個什么案子？” [01:11.17]The young lawyer squirmed in his seat and admitted, "He sued me for the money." 年輕的律師局促不安地在椅子上扭動著，說：“他起訴我要我還錢。”

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