新視野大學英語視聽說教程第三冊 Unit 5 Task3: An office boy or a billionaire?

　　A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The human resource manger interviewed him, and gave him a test: clean the floor.

　　“You are engaged,” he said, “give me your email address, and I’ll send you the application form to fill and tell you when you will start.” The man replied, “I don’t have a computer or an email.”

　　“I’m sorry,” said the HR manager, “if you don’t have an email, that means you don’t exist. And whoever doesn’t exist can’t have the job!”

　　The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only 10 dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a crate of tomatoes. He sold the tomates in a door-to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded in doubling his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with 60 dollars. The man realizes that he could survive this way, and started to go out early and returned late every day.

　　Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. A little later, he bought a cart, then a trunk, then he has his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man was one of the biggest foodretailers in the United States. He started to plan his family’ future, and decided to buy life insurance. He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan. Before the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him for his email address. The man replied,” I have no email.”

　　The broker replied,” You don’t have an email, and yet have succeeded in building an empire! Can you imagine what you could have been you had an email.”

　　The man replied, “ An office boy at Microsoft!”

　　For Reference

　　1. “If you don’t have an email that means you don’t exist. And whoever doesn’t exist can’t have the job!”

　　2. He sold the tomatoes in a door-to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded in doubling his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with 60 dollars.

　　3. He bought a cart, then a trunk, then he has his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers in the United States.

　　4. He started to plan his family’ future, and decided to buy life insurance. He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan.

　　5. He thought that with an email , he would have become an office boy at Microsoft.