Unit1BIGBUCKSTHEEASYWAY课文翻译大学英语四Word格式文档下载.docx
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Unit1BIGBUCKSTHEEASYWAY课文翻译大学英语四Word格式文档下载.docx
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Ihandedthemsomemagazinesinaplasticbagsomeonebadhungonourdoorknob.Amessageprintedonthebagofferedleisurely,lucrativework("
BigBuckstheEasyWay!
"
)ofdeliveringmoresuchbags.
Idon'
tmindtheindignity,"
theolderoneanswered.
inserts,rollthemtogether,sliparubberbandaroundthemandslidethemintoaplasticbag.WehaveenoughplasticbagstosupplyeverytakeoutrestaurantinAmerica!
Hervoicekeptrising,asifworkingitswayoutoftherangeofthehumanear."
Allthismustbedeliveredbyseveno'
clockSundaymorning."
Well,youhadbettergetthoseguysbandingandslidingasfastastheycan,andI'
lltalktoyoulater.Gotalunchdate.
WhenIreturned,therewasanotherurgentcallfrommywife.
Didyouhaveanicelunch?
sheaskedsweetly.Ihadhadamarveloussteak,butknewbetterbynowthantosayso.
Awful,"
Ireported."
Somesortofsourfish.Eel,Ithink."
Good.Yourcollegesonshavehiredtheiryoungerbrothersandsistersandacoupleofneighborhoodchildrentohelpforfivedollarseach.Assemblylineshavebeensetup.Inthelanguageofdiplomacy,thereis'
movement.'
That'
sencouraging."
No,it'
snot,"
shecorrected."
It'
sverydiscouraging.They'
rebeenasitforhours.Plasticbagshavebeenfilledandpiledtotheceiling,butallthishasn'
tmadeadent,notadent,inthesituation!
It'
salmostasiftheinsertskeepreproducingthemselves!
Anotherthing,"
shecontinued."
Yourcollegesonsmustlearnthatonedoesnotgetthebestoutofemployeesbythreateningthemwithbodilyharm.
ObtaininganaudiencewithsonNO.1,Isnarled,"
I'
llkillyouifthreatenoneofthosekidsagain!
Idiot!
Youshouldbeofferingabonusofadollareveryhourtotheworkerwhofillsthemostbags.
Butthatwouldcutintoourprofit,"
hesuggested.
Therewon'
tbeanyprofitunlessthosekidsenableyoutomakeallthedeliveriesontime.Iftheydon'
t,youtwowillhavetoremoveallthatpaperbyyourselves.Andtherewillbenoeatingorsleepinguntilitisremoved."
Therewasashort,thoughtfulsilence.Thenhesaid,"
Dad,youhavejustworkedaprofoundchangeinmypersonality."
Doit!
Yes,sir!
Bythefollowingevening,therewasmuchformywifetoreport.Thebonusprogramhadworkeduntilsomeonedemandedtoseethecolorofcash.Thensomeactivistontheworkforceclaimedthattheworkershadnobusinesssettlingfor$5andafewcompetitivebonuseswhilethebossedcollectedhundredsofdollarseach.Theorganizerhaddeclaredthatalltheworkerswereentitledto$5perhour!
Theywouldnotworkanotherminuteuntilthebossesagreed.
Thestrikelastedlessthantwohours.Inmediation,thepartiesagreedon$2perhour.Gradually,thehugestacksbegantoshrink.
Asitturnedout,thejobwascompletedthreehoursbeforeSunday'
s7a.m.deadline.BythetimeIarrivedhome,theboyshadalreadysettledtheiraccounts:
$150inlaborcosts,$40forgasoline,andalikeamount
forgifts—boxesofcandyforsaintlyneighborswhohadvolunteeredstationwagonsandhelpindeliveryanddozenrosesfortheirmother.Thisleftthemwith$185each—abouttwo-thirdstheminimumwageforthe91hourstheyworked.Still,itwas"
enough"
asoneofthemputit,toenablethemto"
avoidindignity"
forquiteawhile.
Allwentwellforsomeweeks.ThenoneSaturdaymorningmyattentionwasdrawntotheoddgoings-onofourtwoyoungestsons.Theykeptcarryingcartonaftercartonfromvariouscornersofthehouseoutthefrontdoortocurbside.Iassumedtheirmotherhadenlistedthemtoremovejunkforatrashpickup.ThenIoverheardthemdiscussingfinances.
Geez,we'
regoingtomakealotofmoney!
We'
regoingtoberich!
Investigationrevealedthattheywereoffering"
forsaleorrent"
ourentirelibrary.
No!
No!
Icried."
Youcan'
tsellourbooks!
Geez,Dad,wethoughtyouweredonewiththem!
You'
renever'
done'
withbooks,"
Itriedtoexplain.
Sureyouare.Youreadthem,andyou'
redonewiththem.That'
sit.Thenyoumightaswellmakealittlemoneyfromthem.Wewantedtoavoidtheindignityofhavingtoaskyoufor……"
一个大学男孩,不清楚赚钱需要付出艰苦的劳动,被一份许诺轻松赚大钱的广告吸引了。
男孩们很快就明白,如果事情看起来好得不像真的,那多半确实不是真的。
轻轻松松赚大钱
“你们该看看这个,”我向我们的两个读大学的儿子建议道。
“你们若想避免因为老是向人讨钱而有失尊严的话,这兴许是一种办法。
”我将挂在我们门把手上的、装在一个塑料袋里的几本杂志拿给他们。
塑料袋上印着一条信息说,需要招聘人投递这样的袋子,这活儿既轻松又赚钱。
(“轻轻松松赚大钱!
”
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