A young business man had just started his business, and rented①a beautiful office. Sitting there, he saw a man come into the outer office. Wishing to appear busy, the businessman picked up the phone and pretended that he had a big deal working. He threw huge figures around and made giant②commitments.
Finally, he hung up and asked the visitor. “Can I help you?”The man said, “Sure. I’ve come to install③the phone.”
① rentv. 租用,租入
② giantadj. 巨人般的,巨大的
③ installv. 安装,设置
很大的生意
一个年轻人刚开始做生意,租了一间漂亮的办公室。坐在办公室,他看见一个人从外面走进办公室。装着很忙的样子,他拿起话筒,假装正在跟人谈一笔很大的生意。他从嘴里说出的,都是数目很大的数字,还有口气很大的许诺。
最后,他挂上电话,问来访者:“您有什么事吗?”来访者说:“哦,我是来装电话的。”