有些金錢的代價，太過昂貴

有些金錢的代價，太過昂貴

When I got my first grown-up job after college my dad asked me how much money I'd be willing to embezzle.

大學(xué)畢業(yè)后，我得到了成年后的第一份工作，我爸問我愿意貪污多少錢。

My dad was an aerospace engineer, one of the most straight-edge ethical men you can imagine. So I told him the truth, "You raised me to be honest. There is no amount of money that could induce me to steal."

我爸是個航天工程師，是個你能想象的那種最正直最講道德的人。所以我告訴了他事實：“你從小教我要誠實。根本就沒有什么錢能讓我去偷。”

But he wasn't having it. "A thousand dollars?" he asked, "Ten thousand?"

但是他并不接受這個回答。“一千美金?”他問道，“還是一萬?”

"Will I get caught?"

“我會被抓嗎?”

"No one who embezzles thinks they will get caught."

“沒有哪個貪污的人會認(rèn)為自己會被抓。”

"Ok, so it would have to be enough to escape the country and get a new identity."

“好吧，那這些錢足夠我逃到國外并且獲得另一個身份。”

"Which is?" he asked.

“要多少?”他問。

"Fifty million dollars." I said. "If they left fifty million with me and I thought I could get away scout free, I might take it."

“5000萬美金。”我說。“如果他們把5000萬給了我，我覺得我可以逃過檢查然后拿走它。”

"Excellent," he said. "Now never sell out for a box of pens and a three hole punch. If fifty million dollars is your price, never steal a penny less."

“好，”他說。“現(xiàn)在開始，永遠(yuǎn)不要為了一盒筆或者一個三孔的打孔機而出賣了自己。如果你要的是5000萬美金，那就一分都不能少。”