英语故事:如果你有邮箱那将会怎样

 A jobless man applied¹ for the position of 'office boy' at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.

一个失业的人去微软申请办公室文员的职位，人事经理面试他，并且看着他打扫地板，作为测试。

"You are employed" he said. " Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when  you may start."

“你被录用了”，人事经理说：“给我你的邮箱地址，我会把申请表发给你填，发给你的同时也意味着你开始上班。”

The man replied "But I don't have a computer, neither an email".

这个人回答说：“但是我没有电脑，更没有邮箱了。”

"I'm sorry", said the HR manager." If you don't have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn't exist, cannot have the job."

“我很抱歉，”人事经理说：“如果你没有邮箱，那就意味着你不能生存，一个不能生存的人当然不能有工作。”

The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do, with only in his pocket. He then decided² to go to the supermarket and buy a 10Kg tomato crate³.He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with.

这个人不抱希望的离开了，他不知道要做什么，口袋里只有10块钱，他决定去超市买了10公斤西红柿。接着他在附近门挨着门卖西红柿，不到两小时，他成功的将他的资金翻了一倍，他又做了3个小时，到回家时身上已经有60块钱了。

The man realized that he can survive by this way, and started to go everyday earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled⁴ everyday.Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers⁵ in the US.

这个人认识到他可以用这种方式生存，以后他每天起的很早，回家的很晚，因此，他的钱每天都翻两三倍。很短的时间里，他买了个手推车，然后卡车，接着他有了自己的运输车队。5年以后，他成了美国最大的食品零售商。

He started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life insurance.He called an insurance broker⁶, and chose a protection plan.

When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his email.

The man replied,"I don't have an email."

他开始计划他家庭的未来，就决定买个人身保险。他打电话给保险经济人，然后选择一个保险。当谈话结束后保险经济人问他的邮箱地址，他说：“我没有邮箱”.

The broker answered curiously⁷, "You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e mail?!!" The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!"

保险经济人很吃惊的说：“你没有邮箱都可以成功的建立一个帝国，你能想象如果你有邮箱的话会怎么样吗？”这个人想了一下然后回答：“是的，我会成为微软的办公室文员”

Moral of the story 故事寓意

Moral 1

Internet is not the solution to your life.

网络不是你生活的解决办法

Moral 2

If you don't have Internet, and work hard, you can be a millionaire.

如果你没有网络，但是努力工作，你仍可以成为百万富翁.

1 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 crate   

vt.(up)把…装入箱中；n.板条箱，装货箱

参考例句：

• We broke open the crate with a blow from the chopper.我们用斧头一敲就打开了板条箱。
• The workers tightly packed the goods in the crate.工人们把货物严紧地包装在箱子里。

4 tripled   

v.（使）增至三倍( triple的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The enemy tripled his strength. 敌军把兵力增加到原来的三倍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He tripled his income. 他使他的收入增加两倍[增至三倍]。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

6 broker   

n.中间人，经纪人；v.作为中间人来安排

参考例句：

• He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
• I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。

7 curiously   

adv.有求知欲地；好问地；奇特地

参考例句：

• He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。
• He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。