An investment counselor decided to go out
on her own. She was shrewd and diligent, so
business kept coming in, and pretty soon she realized
that she needed an in-house counsel. She began to
interview young lawyers.
"As I'm sure you can understand," she started off
with one of the first applicants, "in a business like
this, our personal integrity must be beyond question."
She leaned forward. "Mr. Peterson, are you an honest lawyer?"
"Honest?" replied the job prospect. "Let me tell you
something about honest. Why, I'm so honest that my
father lent me $15,000 for my education, and I paid back
every penny the minute I tried my very first case."
"Impressive. And what sort of case was that?"
The lawyer squirmed in his seat and admitted,
"He sued me for the money."
Key words:
investment counselor 投資顧問
on her own 自立門戶(本文指:她決定自己成立一家顧問公司)
shrewd (adj.)機靈的
in-house counsel(n.)全職的法律顧問
applicant (n.)應徵者
integrity (n.)正直
beyond question 毫無疑點
squirm (v.)身體扭動、侷促不安
sue (v.)控告
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