英語幽默:就是你現(xiàn)在的辦公室（雙語）

　　When I started my current job, I was assigned to acubicle1 with a five-foot-high partition. Promoted inthree monks2, I asked for a private office in line withmy new title. My boss reluctantly told me that therewere three possibilities. The first was a room thathoused file cabinets and printers. Another was anoffice that was empty except when one of thecompany's founders3 visited. The third was aconference room.

　　我剛開始做我現(xiàn)在這份工作時，被安排在一個有著5英尺高隔板地隔間里。3個月之后。我得到了晉升。 于是我提出了一個請求，想要擁有一個和我的新職位相符的私人辦公室。 老板不情愿地告訴我，我有3個選擇：第一個是放文件柜和打印機的房間，第二個是一間空辦公室，可是有的時候，公司的一個創(chuàng)辦人會過來看看，最后一個便是會議室。

　　After we had discussed each of the alternatives, he told me to make a choice. Deciding to play itsafe, I replied, "I want the one that will make the least amount of trouble and affect the fewestpeople." A smile shot across his face, and he leaned backward in his chair. "That's the office youhave now." He said.

　　在我們商討了每一種選擇方案后。 他讓我做出選擇。 為了使做出的選擇更為保險，我回答：“我想要一個將會帶來最少麻煩、影響最少人的那個房間。”一絲微笑從他的臉上掠過。 接著他往椅背上一靠，說道：“那就是您現(xiàn)在的辦公室。 ”他說。