英語小達(dá)人每天10分鐘 309 Neither Do I
我也不
Two young engineers applied for a single poition at acomputer company. They both had the samequalifications. In order to determine which individualto hire, the applicants were asked to take a test of12 questions by the manager of human resourcesdepartment.
兩個(gè)年輕的工程師應(yīng)聘一家電腦公司的同一個(gè)職位。他們的資歷相當(dāng)。為了決定雇用哪個(gè)，公司的人力資源部經(jīng)理要他們做一個(gè)測試——回答12個(gè)問題。
Upon completion of the test, both men had each missed only one of the questions. Themanager went to the first applicant and said, "Thank you for your interest, but we've decidedto give the job to the other applicant."
測試結(jié)束后，兩個(gè)人各有一個(gè)問題沒答上來，經(jīng)理對其中的一個(gè)說：“感謝你對我們公司的關(guān)注，可是我們決定聘用另一個(gè)人。”
"And why would you be doing that? We both got eleven questions correct," asked the rejectedapplicant.
“可是為什么呢?我們兩人都答對了11道題呀，”不被錄用的人問。
"We have based our decision not on the correct answers, but on the question you missed,"said the department manager.
“我們做出這個(gè)決定不是基于正確的答案，而是基于你們沒有答對的那個(gè)問題，”經(jīng)理答道。
"And just how would one incorrect answer be better than the other?" the rejected applicantinquired.
“那么一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤答案能比另一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤答案好到哪里去呢?”不被錄用的人問。
"Simple," said the department manager, "Your fellow applicant put down on question No.8, 'Idon't know.' You put down, 'Neither do I.''"
“很簡單，”經(jīng)理說，“另一位應(yīng)聘者對于第8題的回答是‘我不知道’;而你的回答是‘我也不知道。’”
