綜合教程大學(xué)英語(yǔ)IV（電子檔）

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)

第四級(jí)

Unit3GettheJobYouWant

HarveyMackay,whorunshisowncompany,ofteninterviewsapplicantsforjobs.Herehe

letsusintothesecretofwhatqualitiesanemployerislookingfor,andgivesfourtipsonwhat

canhelpyoutostandoutfromthecrowd.

[1]Irunamanufacturingcompanywithabout350employees,andIoftendothe

interviewingandhiringmyself.Iliketalkingtopotentialsalespeople,becausethey'reourlink

tocustomers.

【2】Whenarecentcollegegraduatecameintomyofficenottoolongagolookingfora

salesjob,Iaskedhimwhathehaddonetopreparefortheinterview.Hesaidhe'dread

somethingaboutussomewhere.

[3]HadhecalledanyoneatMackayEnvelopeCorporationtofindoutmoreaboutus?

No.Hadhecalledoursuppliers?Ourcustomers?No.

【4】Hadhecheckedwithhisuniversitytoseeiftherewereanygraduatesworkingat

Mackaywhomhecouldinterview?Hadheaskedanyfriendstogrillhiminamockinterview?

Didhegotothelibrarytofindnewspaperclippingsonus?

【5】Didhewritealetterbeforehandtotellusabouthimself,whathewasdoingto

preparefortheinterviewandwhyhe'dberightforthejob?Washeplanningtofollowup

theinterviewwithanotherletterindicatinghiseagernesstojoinus?Wouldtheletterbein

ourhandswithin24hoursofthemeeting,possiblyevenhand-delivered?

【6】Theanswertoeveryquestionwasthesame:no.Thatleftmewithonlyoneother

question:Howwellpreparedwouldthispersonbeifheweretocallonaprospective

customerforus?Ialreadyknewtheanswer.

[7]AsIseeit,therearefourkeystogettinghired:

[8]1.Preparetowin."Ifyoumissonedayofpractice,younoticethedifference,"the

sayinggoesamongmusicians."Ifyoumisstwodaysofpractice,thecriticsnoticethe

difference.Ifyoumissthreedaysofpractice,theaudiencenoticesthedifference."

【9】Whenwewatchaworld-classmusicianoratopathlete,wedon'tseetheyearsof

preparationthatenabledhimorhertobecomegreat.TheMichaelJordansoftheworldhave

talent,yes,butthey'realsothefirstonesonandthelastonesoffthebasketballcourt.The

samepreparationappliesineveryformofhumanendeavor.Ifyouwantthejob,youhaveto

preparetowinit.

[10]WhenIgraduatedfromcollege,theoddsweregoodthatIwouldhavethesame

jobfortherestofmylife.Andthat'showitworkedout.Butgettinghiredisnolongera

once-in-a-lifetimeexperience.Employmentexpertsbelievethattoday'sgraduatescouldface

asmanyastenjobchangesduringtheircareers.

[11]Thatmaysoundlikealotofpressure.Butifyou'reprepared,thepressureison

theotherfolks-theoneswhohaven'tdonetheirhomework.

[12]Youwon'tgeteveryjobyougoafter.Thebestsalespeopledon'tcloseeverysale.

MichaelJordanmakesbarelyhalfofhisfield-goalattempts.Butittakesnolongertoprepare

wellforoneinterviewthantowanderinhalf-preparedforfive.Andyourprospectsfor

successwillbemanytimesbetter.

[13]2.Neverstoplearning.RecentlyIplayedadoublestennismatchpairedwitha

90-year-old.Iwonderedhowthingswouldworkout;Ishouldn'thave.Wehammeredour

opponents6-1,6-1!

[14]Aswewereswitchingsidestoplayathirdset,hesaidtome,"DoyoumindifIplay

thebackhandcourt?Ialwaysliketoworkonmyweaknesses."Whatafantasticexampleofa

personwhohasneverstoppedlearning.Incidentally,wewonthethirdset6-1.

[15]Aswewalkedoffthecourt,my90-year-oldpartnerchuckledandsaid,"Ithought

you'dliketoknowaboutmynumber-onerankingindoublesintheUnitedStatesinmyage

bracket,85andup!"Hewasn'tthinking90;hewasn'teventhinking85.Hewasthinking

numberone.

[16]Youcandothesameifyouworkonyourweaknessesanddevelopyourstrengths.

Tobeabletocompete,you'vegottokeeplearningallyourlife.

[17]3.Believeinyourself,evenwhennooneelsedoes.Doyourememberthe

four-minutemile?Athleteshadbeentryingtodoitforhundredsofyearsandfinallydecided

itwasphysicallyimpossibleforhumans.Ourbonestructurewasallwrong,ourlungpower

inadequate.

[18]Thenonehumanprovedtheexpertswrong.And,miracleofmiracles,sixweeks

afterRogerBannisterbrokethefour-minutemile,JohnLandybeatBannister'stimebynearly

twofullseconds.Sincethen,closetoeighthundredrunnershavebrokenthefour-minute

mile!

[19]SeveralyearsagomydaughterMimiandItookacrackatrunningtheNewYork

Marathon.Atthegun,23,000runnersstarted—and21,244finished.Firstplacewenttoa

Kenyanwhocompletedtheraceintwohours,11minutesandonesecond.The21,244th

runnertofinishwasaVietnamveteran.Hediditinthreedays,ninehoursand37minutes.

Withnolegs,hecovered26.2miles.AftermydaughterandIpassedhiminthefirstfew

minutes,weeasilyfoundmorecouragetofinishourselves.

[20]Don'teverletanyonetellyouthatyoucan'taccomplishyourgoals.Whosays

you'renottougher,harderworkingandmoreablethanyourcompetition?Yousee,agoalis

adreamwithadeadline:inwriting,measurable,identifiable,attainable.

[21]4.Findawaytomakeadifference.Inmyopinion,themajorityofNewYork

cabdriversareunfriendly,ifnotdownrightrude.Mostofthecabsarefilthy,andalmostallof

themsportanimpenetrable,bulletproofpartition.ButrecentlyIjumpedintoacabat

LaGuardiaAirportandguesswhat?Itwasclean.Therewasbeautifulmusicplayingandno

partition.

【22】"ParkLaneHotel,please,"Isaidtothedriver.Withabroadsmile,hesaid,"Hi,my

nameisWally,"andhehandedmeamissionstatement.Amissionstatement!Itsaidhe

wouldgetmetheresafely,courteouslyandontime.

【23】Aswedroveoff,heheldupachoiceofnewspapersandsaid,"Bemyguest."He

toldmetohelpmyselftothefruitinthebasketonthebackseat.Heheldupacellularphone

andsaid,"It'sadollaraminuteifyou'dliketomakeacall."

【24】Shocked,Iblurted,"Howlonghaveyoubeenpracticingthis?"Heanswered,

"Threeorfouryears."

【25]"Iknowthisisprying."Isaid,"buthowmuchextramoneydoyouearnintips?"

【26】"Between$12,000and$14,000ayear!"herespondedproudly.

[27]Hedoesn'tknowit,buthe'smyhero.He'slivingproofthatyoucanalwaysshift

theoddsinyourfavor.

【28】Mymentor;CurtCarlson,isthewealthiestmaninMinnesota,ownerofahotel

andtravelcompanywithsalesintheneighborhoodof$9billion.Ihadtogettoameetingin

NewYorkoneday,andCurtgenerouslyofferedmearideinhisjet.Ithappenedtobeaday

Minnesotawashitwithoneoftheworstsnowstormsinyears.Minneapolis-St.Paul

InternationalAirportwasclosedforthefirsttimeindecades.

【29】Then,thoughthestormcontinuedtopoundus,theairportopenedarunwayfor

smallcraftonly.AsweweretaxiingdownittotakeoftCurtturnedtomeandsaidgleefully,

"Look,Harvey,notracksinthesnow!"

[30]CurtCarlson,70yearsoldatthetime,richbeyondanyone'sdreams,couldstill

sparklewithexcitementaboutbeingfirst.

[31]Frommystandpoint,that'swhatit'sallabout.Preparetowin.Neverstoplearning.

Believeinyourself,evenwhennooneelsedoes.Findawaytomakeadifference.Thengo

outandmakeyourowntracksinthesnow.

NewWordsandExpressions

applicantn.apersonwhoappliesforsth.,esp.apost求職者，申請(qǐng)人

e.g.GraduateschoolsgenerallyrequireapplicantstosubmitscoresontheGraduateRecordExam(GRE).

Interviewvt.questiontodecideifsb.isrightforajob面試

e.g.JohnisbeinginterviewednextweekfortheChiefExecutive'sjob.

suppliern.abusinessthatsuppliesgoodsorservicestoapurchaser供應(yīng)廠商；供應(yīng)者

e.g.BaosteelisthebiggestsupplierofsteelsheetstoShanghai'sautoindustry.

grillvt.(infml)questionintensely;cookunderoroverdirectheat盤問(wèn)；燒烤

e.g.Tomwasgrilledbycustomsofficersforseveralhours.

clippingn.anarticlecutfromanewspaperormagazine剪報(bào)

clipvt.cut(apiece)fromsth.largerorwhole剪下

e.g.Theoldmanhasbeencollectingnewspaperclippingsforyears.

followuptakeadditionalstepstofurther(apreviousaction)采取進(jìn)——步行動(dòng)

e.g.Ifyoumakeahotelbookingbyphone,followitupwithwrittenconfirmation.

insb'shandsinsb.'spossession在某人手中，為某人所擁有

e.g.Hisfather'scompanyhasbeeninhishandsforsomeyears.

hand-delivervt.親手送交

prospectivea.likelytobecomeorbe可能成為的；預(yù)期的

e.g.Thechieffunctionofdirect-mailadvertisingistofamiliarizeprospectivebuyerswithaproduct.

(as)thesayinggoes俗話說(shuō)，常言道

e.g.AsanoldEnglishsayinggoes,"Ifyouwanttoliveandthrive,letaspiderrunalive!"

world-classa.asgoodasthebestintheworld世界級(jí)的

athleten.運(yùn)動(dòng)員

e.g.Theathletehasapowerfulphysique.

endeavorn.aneffortorattempttodosth.努力，盡力

v.try(todosth.)努力(做某事)，盡力(做某事)

e.g.Pleasemakeeveryendeavortoarrivepunctually.

once-in-a-lifetimea.onlylikelytohappenonceinsb.'slife一生中僅有一次的

employmentn.anoccupation,esp.regularpaidwork職業(yè)，就業(yè)

e.g.Theautomobileindustrycontinuestobeanimportantsourceofemploymentinthatcountry.

doone'shomeworkmakepreparationsbeforehand事先做好準(zhǔn)備

e.g.Beforeyougonearastockbroker,doyourhomework.

goaftertryhardtoobtain努力爭(zhēng)取，追求

e.g.AreyouplanningtogoafterPeter'sjobwhenheleaves?

field-goaln.(籃球)投籃得分

half-prepareda.notready未準(zhǔn)備好的

backhanda.(體育)反手的

incidentallyad.bytheway順便提起地，附帶地

e.g.Incidentally,thiswinegoesparticularlywellwithcheese.

partnern.搭檔；同伙

e.g.Sheisoneofthefivepartnersinthefirmoflawyers.

chucklevi.咯咯地笑

e.g.Theprofessorchuckledwhenwetoldherthatwewereafraidofher.

bracketn.類，檔次；托架，撐架

e.g.Womenoutnumberedmenthreetotwointheover-65agebracket.

physicallyad.withregardtothebody;accordingtothelawsofnature身體上地；按自然法則地

physicala.oforconcerningthebody;oforconcerningthelawsofnature身體的；按自然法貝U的

e.g.PhysicallyIfindhimveryattractive,butwedon'thavethesameoutlookonlife.

structuren.構(gòu)造，結(jié)構(gòu)

e.g.Morphologyisconcernedwiththestructureofwords,syntaxwiththestructureofphrasesand

sentences.

lungn.肺

crackn.anattemptortry;asharpsnappingsound嘗試；僻啪聲

take/haveacrack(at)trytodo(sth.)嘗試

e.g.Theyhavedecidedtohaveacrackatthedoubleschampionship.

Kenyann.肯尼亞人

deadlinen.atimelimitbywhichsth.mustbedone最終期限

e.g.Tomorrowisthedeadlineforthestudentstohandintheirtermpaper.

measurablea.possibletobemeasured可測(cè)量的

identifiablecapableofbeingidentified可識(shí)別的，可確認(rèn)的

identifyvt.識(shí)別，鑒別

e.g.Inherbrightyellowcoat,shewaseasilyidentifiableinthecrowd.

makeadifferencechangethesituationoroutlook;haveaneffect改變現(xiàn)狀或觀點(diǎn)；產(chǎn)生影響

e.g.HavingagoodteacherhasmadeallthedifferenceforAlex.

downrightad.thoroughly,absolutely完全，徹底

e.g.Hewasdownrightrudetome.

sportvt.exhibit,display展示，顯示

e.g.Hewasheavily-builtandsportedaredmoustache.

impenetrablea.impossibletopenetrate穿不透的

e.g.Themountainrangewasanalmostimpenetrablebarrierbetweenthetwocontinents.

bulletproofa.impenetrablebybullets防彈的

partitionn.分割物，隔離物

e.g.Glasspartitionsdividedtheroomintoindividualoffices.

courteouslyad.inapolitemanner有禮貌地

courteousa.politeandrespectful,well-mannered有禮貌的，舉止得體的

blurtvt.utterabruptlyandthoughtlessly未加思索地沖口說(shuō)出

e.g.Assoonastheteacherputforwardthequestion,heblurtedtheanswerout.

pryvi.trytolookintoprivatefactsaboutaperson窺探，探究

e.g.Wedon'twantpeoplepryingintoouraffairs.

mentorn.awiseandtrustedguideandadvisor良師益友，導(dǎo)師，顧問(wèn)

intheneighborhoodofabout大約

e.g.Hehasanannualsalaryintheneighborhoodof$40,000.

generouslyad.inagenerousmanner慷慨地，不吝嗇地

generousa.givingorwillingtogivefreely大方的，慷f既的

e.g.Thefarmergenerouslyallowedustocamponhisland.

gleefullyad.joyously快樂(lè)地，歡欣地

sparklevi.閃爍，閃耀

e.g.Thediamondringsparkledinthesunlight.

standpointn.立場(chǎng)，觀點(diǎn)

fromone's/thestandpoint(of)fromone's/theviewpoint(of)從，,?的觀點(diǎn)來(lái)看

e.g.Fromhumansstandpoint,alloftheworld'sphysicalresourcesareinfinitesupply.

ProperNames

HarveyB.Mackay哈維?B?麥凱(當(dāng)代美國(guó)企業(yè)家、作家)

MichaelJordan邁克爾?喬丹(1963—，美國(guó)籃球球星)

RogerBannister羅杰?班尼斯特(1929—，英國(guó)田徑運(yùn)動(dòng)員)

JohnLandy約翰?蘭迪（1929—,澳大利亞田徑運(yùn)動(dòng)員）

Mimi米米（女子名，Miriam的昵稱）

Marathon馬拉松賽跑（全長(zhǎng)42,1954米）

Vietnam越南

LaGuardiaAirport（紐約）拉瓜迪亞機(jī)場(chǎng)

Wally沃利（男子名）

CurtCarlson柯特?卡爾森

Minneapolis-St.PaulInternationalAirport明尼阿波利斯一圣保羅國(guó)際機(jī)場(chǎng)（美國(guó)）

LanguageFocus

WordsandPhrasestoDrill

applicantblurtbracketchuckledeadline

employmentendeavorgenerouslygrillincidentally

interviewjetpartitionpartnerphysically

prospectiveprysparklestandpointstructure

(as)thesayinggoesas1seeitbeyondanyone's/one'swildestdreams

doone'shomeworkfollowupfromone's/thestandpoint(of)

goafterinsb'shandsintheneighborhoodof

makeadifferencetake/haveacrack(at)

1.Fillinthegapswithwordsorphrasesgiveninthebox.Changetheformwhere

necessary.

1)TheSmithshavealwayswantedtheirchildrentobecomewarm-heartedhumanbeingswhoreachout

tothoseinneed.

2)Racingtakeseverythingyou'vegot—intellectually,emotionally,.

3)Althoughtheofthebuildinghasn'tsuffered,thesurfaceisbadlydamaged.

4)Eachsuiteonthisfloorhasaremovablethatdividestheroomintoaseparate

bedroomandlivingroom.

5)Sheappearedverynervousoneevening.Iaskedherwhatwaswrong,andshethatshehadfallenin

lovewithme.

6)IlookedatTom'spicturesandfoundsomeofthemsoamusingandfunnythatIcouldn'thelp

7)Heintohisdaughter'spersonallifesoruthlesslythatshestoppedtellinghimanything.

8)Salespeopleoftentrytolearnabouttheneedsofthebuyertomake

themselvesmorepersuasive.

9)TheEarthis93millionmilesfromtheSun.Ifyoutookathatflies625milesperhourtotheSun,it

wouldtake17yearstogetthere.

10)Prof.Lee*seyeswithenthusiasmasshetalkedabouthowhernewteaching

methodworkedinherCollegeEnglishclass.

11)InmysenioryearIwritinganovel,butwithoutmuch

success.

12)Toreduceweight,Iamnowlearningtoplaygolfwithmybusinesswhoisa

golfsemi-professional.

13)Shereceivedanincreaseinpayandithasbiginherattitudetowardswork.

14)Hisgoalistogetintothesemifinalsanditwouldbeifhecouldgofurtherthanthat.

15)Thequantityofmoneyinacountryaffectsthelevelofprices,therateofeconomicgrowth,andthe

situationonthejobmarket.

2.Usetheverbinbracketstoformanappropriatephrasalverbyouhavelearnedandplace

withittheitalicizedpartineachofthesentences.

1)Youhavetoknowwhatisrightforyouandthenitregardlessofwhatothersmaysay.(go)

2)Mayyouthepastwithasmuchpleasureasyoulookforwardtothefuture,(look)

3)Mostoftheoldbuildingswerepulleddowninthisareasothatblocksofnewapartmentscould

?(put)

4)WheneveryouneedTom,heisalwaystherewhetheritbeanearorahelpinghand,soyoucanalways

him.(count)

5)Maryusedtohavesomejewelrywhichtoherfromhergrandmother,(hand)

6)Tomymind,itisveryimportanttoyourletterandresumewithaphonecall

whenyouapplyforanyjob.(follow)

7)Listeningtobothsidesdoesnotnecessarilyacorrectjudgment,(bring)

8)Around4:00thismorning,someonemyhousewhileIwassleepingand

tookawaytwopursesandacellphone,(break)

3.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglish,usingthewordsandphrasesgivenbelow:

applicantinterviewprospectiveendeavor

employment(as)thesayinggoesdoone'shomeworkmakeadifference

intheneighborhoodoffromone's/thestandpoint(of)

常言道，好的開端是成功的一半。在求職時(shí)，求職者事先做好充分的準(zhǔn)備是非常重

要的。我認(rèn)為，事先作不作準(zhǔn)備常常會(huì)影響求職者的成功機(jī)會(huì)。

我的一位朋友在一家計(jì)算機(jī)軟件公司供職，年薪十萬(wàn)美元左右。他根據(jù)自己的經(jīng)歷

告訴我說(shuō)，那些對(duì)未來(lái)的雇員具有錄用決定權(quán)的人喜歡有充分準(zhǔn)備的人。那些沒(méi)有在了

解未來(lái)的雇主方面盡全力的人很難有成功的希望。

Unit5AFriendInNeed

Somepeopleseemeasytounderstand:theircharacterappearsobviousonfirstmeeting.

Appearances,however,canbedeceptive.

有些人似乎容易了解：他們的個(gè)性在初次交往時(shí)就表露無(wú)遺。然而，外表可能具有

欺騙性。

SomersetMaugham薩默塞特?毛姆

[1]ForthirtyyearsnowIhavebeenstudyingmyfellowmen.Idonotknowverymuch

aboutthem.Ishrugmyshoulderswhenpeopletellmethattheirfirstimpressionsofa

personarealwaysright.Ithinktheymusthavesmallinsightorgreatvanity.Formyownpart

IfindthatthelongerIknowpeoplethemoretheypuzzleme.

[2]ThesereflectionshaveoccurredtomebecauseIreadinthismorning'spaperthat

EdwardHydeBurtonhaddiedatKobe.Hewasamerchantandhehadbeeninbusinessin

Japanformanyyears.Iknewhimverylittle,butheinterestedmebecauseoncehegaveme

agreatsurprise.UnlessIhadheardthestoryfromhisownlips,Ishouldneverhavebelieved

thathewascapableofsuchanaction.Itwasmorestartlingbecausebothinappearanceand

mannerhesuggestedaverydefinitetype.Hereifeverwasamanallofapiece.Hewasatiny

littlefellow,notmuchmorethanfivefeetfourinheight,andveryslender;withwhitehair,a

redfacemuchwrinkled,andblueeyes.IsupposehewasaboutsixtywhenIknewhim.He

wasalwaysneatlyandquietlydressedinaccordancewithhisageandstation.

[3]ThoughhisofficeswereinKobe,BurtonoftencamedowntoYokohama.I

happenedononeoccasiontobespendingafewdaysthere,waitingforaship,andIwas

introducedtohimattheBritishClub.Weplayedbridgetogether.Heplayedagoodgameand

agenerousone.Hedidnottalkverymuch,eitherthenorlaterwhenwewerehavingdrinks,

butwhathesaidwassensible.Hehadaquiet,dryhumor.Heseemedtobepopularatthe

clubandafterwards,whenhehadgone,theydescribedhimasoneofthebest.Ithappened

thatwewerebothstayingattheGrandHotelandnextdayheaskedmetodinewithhim.I

methiswife,fat,elderly,andsmiling,andhistwodaughters.Itwasevidentlyaunitedand

affectionatefamily.IthinkthechiefthingthatstruckmeaboutBurtonwashiskindliness.

Therewassomethingverypleasinginhismildblueeyes.Hisvoicewasgentle;youcouldnot

imaginethathecouldpossiblyraiseitinanger;hissmilewasbenign.Herewasamanwho

attractedyoubecauseyoufeltinhimarealloveforhisfellows.Atthesametimehelikedhis

gameofcardsandhiscocktail,hecouldtellwithpointagoodandspicystory,andinhis

youthhehadbeensomethingofanathlete.Hewasarichmanandhehadmadeevery

pennyhimself.Isupposeonethingthatmadeyoulikehimwasthathewassosmallandfrail;

hearousedyourinstinctsofprotection.Youfeltthathecouldnotbeartohurtafly.

[4]OneafternoonIwassittingintheloungeoftheGrandHotelwhenBurtoncamein

andseatedhimselfinthechairnexttomine.

[5]"Whatdoyousaytoalittledrink?"

【6】Heclappedhishandsforaboyandorderedtwoginfizzes.Astheboybroughtthem

amanpassedalongthestreetoutsideandseeingmewavedhishand.

[7]"DoyouknowTurner?"saidBurtonasInoddedagreeting.

【8】"I'vemethimattheclub.I'mtoldhe'saremittanceman."

[9]"Yes,Ibelieveheis.Wehaveagoodmanyhere."

[10]"Heplaysbridgewell."

[11]"Theygenerallydo.Therewasafellowherelastyear,oddlyenoughanamesakeof

mine,whowasthebestbridgeplayerIevermet.Isupposeyounevercameacrosshimin

London.LennyBurtonhecalledhimself.Ibelievehe'dbelongedtosomeverygoodclubs."

[12]"No,Idon'tbelieveIrememberthename."

【13]"Hewasquitearemarkableplayer.Heseemedtohaveaninstinctaboutthecards.

Itwasuncanny.Iusedtoplaywithhimalot.HewasinKobeforsometime."

[14]Burtonsippedhisginfizz.

[15]"It'sratherafunnystory,'hesaid.'Hewasn'tabadchap.Ilikedhim.Hewas

alwayswell-dressedandsmart-looking.Hewashandsomeinawaywithcurlyhairand

pink-and-whitecheeks.Womenthoughtalotofhim.Therewasnoharminhim,youknow,

hewasonlywild.Ofcoursehedranktoomuch.Thosesortoffellowsalwaysdo.Abitof

moneyusedtocomeonforhimonceaquarterandhemadeabitmorebycard-playing.He

wonagooddealofmine,Iknowthat."

[16]Burtongaveakindlychuckle.Iknewfrommyownexperiencethathecouldlose

moneyatbridgewithagoodgrace.Hestrokedhisshavenchinwithhisthinhand;theveins

stoodoutonitanditwasalmosttransparent.

[17]"Isupposethatiswhyhecametomewhenhewentbroke,thatandthefactthat

hewasanamesakeofmine.Hecametoseemeinmyofficeonedayandaskedmeforajob.

Iwasrathersurprised.Hetoldmethattherewasnomoremoneycomingfromhomeandhe

wantedtowork.Iaskedhimhowoldhewas.

[18]"'Thirty-five；hesaid.

[19]'"Andwhathaveyoubeendoinghitherto?'Iaskedhim.

【20】'"Well,nothingverymuch,'hesaid.

[21]Icouldn'thelplaughing.

【22]"TmafraidIcan'tdoanythingforyoujustyet/Isaid.'Comebackandseemein

anotherthirty-fiveyears,andI'llseewhatIcando.,

[23]"Hedidn'tmove.Hewentratherpale.Hehesitatedforamomentandthenhetold

methathehadhadbadluckatcardsforsometime.Hehadn'tbeenwillingtosticktobridge,

he'dbeenplayingpoker,andhe'dgottrimmed.Hehadn'tapenny.He'dpawnedeverything

hehad.Hecouldn'tpayhishotelbillandtheywouldn'tgivehimanymorecredit.Hewas

downandout.Ifhecouldn'tgetsomethingtodohe'dhavetocommitsuicide.

【24]"Ilookedathimforabit.Icouldseenowthathewasalltopieces.He'dbeen

drinkingmorethanusualandhelookedfifty.Thegirlswouldn'thavethoughtsomuchofhim

ifthey'dseenhimthen.

【25】'"Wellisn'tthereanythingyoucandoexceptplaycards?'Iaskedhim.

[26]'"Icanswim,'hesaid.

[27]"'Swim!'

【28]"Icouldhardlybelievemyears;itseemedsuchaninsaneanswertogive.

[29]"'Iswamformyuniversity.,

[30]"Igotsomeglimmeringofwhathewasdrivingat.I'veknowntoomanymenwho

werelittletingodsattheiruniversitytobeimpressedbyit.

[31]'"IwasaprettygoodswimmermyselfwhenIwasayoungman,'Isaid.

【32】"SuddenlyIhadanidea."

【33】Pausinginhisstory,Burtonturnedtome.

[34]"DoyouknowKobe?"heasked.

【35】"No,"Isaid,"Ipassedthroughitonce,butIonlyspentanightthere."

【36]"Thenyoudon'tknowtheShioyaClub.WhenIwasayoungmanIswamfrom

thereroundthebeaconandlandedatthecreekofTarumi.It'soverthreemilesandit's

ratherdifficultonaccountofthecurrentsroundthebeacon.Well,Itoldmyyoungnamesake

aboutitandIsaidtohimthatifhe'ddoitI'dgivehimajob.

[37]"Icouldseehewasrathertakenaback.

[38]'"Yousayyou'reaswimmer,'Isaid.

[39]"Tmnotinverygoodcondition,'heanswered.

【40]"Ididn'tsayanything.Ishruggedmyshoulders.Helookedatmeforamoment

andthenhenodded.

[41]'"Allright,'hesaid.'Whendoyouwantmetodoit?'

【42]"Ilookedatmywatch.Itwasjustafterten.

[43]"'Theswimshouldn'ttakeyoumuchoveranhourandaquarter.Illdriveroundto

thecreekathalfpasttwelveandmeetyou.I'lltakeyoubacktotheclubtodressandthen

we'llhavelunchtogether.,

[44]"'Done,'hesaid.

[45]"Weshookhands.Iwishedhimgoodluckandheleftme.Ihadalotofworktodo

thatmorningandIonlyjustmanagedtogettothecreekatTarumiathalfpasttwelve.ButI

needn'thavehurried;heneverturnedup."

【46】"Didhefunkitatthelastmoment?"Iasked.

[47]"No,hedidn'tfunkit.Hestartedallright.Butofcoursehe'druinedhis

constitutionbydrinkanddissipation.Thecurrentsroundthebeaconweremorethanhe

couldmanage.Wedidn'tgetthebodyforaboutthreedays."

【48】Ididn'tsayanythingforamomentortwo.Iwasatrifleshocked.ThenIasked

Burtonaquestion.

[49]"Whenyoumadehimthatofferofajob,didyouknowhe'dbedrowned?"

[50]Hegavealittlemildchuckleandhelookedatmewiththosekindandcandidblue

eyesofhis.Herubbedhischinwithhishand.

[51]"Well,Ihadn'tgotavacancyinmyofficeatthemoment."

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