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1、大学英语精读第四册01大耳朵英语 http://www.ebigear.com 2005-09-3000:38:09 【打印】PreviousUnit
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3、BackUnitOne Clickthebuttontolistentothetext Twocollege-ageboys,unawarethatmakingmoneyusuallyinvolveshardwork,aretemptedbyanadvertisementthatpromisesthemaneasywaytoe
4、arnalotofmoney.Theboyssoonlearnthatifsomethingseemstoogoodtobetrue,itprobablyis. BIGBUCKSTHEEASYWAY JohnG.Hubbell "Yououghttolookintothis,"Isuggestedtoourtwocollege--agesons."Itmightbeawaytoavoidtheindignityofhavingtoaskformoneyallthetime."Ihandedth
5、emsomemagazinesinaplasticbagsomeonehadhungonourdoorknob.Amessageprintedonthebagofferedleisurely,lucrativework("BigBuckstheEasyWay!")ofdeliveringmoresuchbags."Idon'tmindtheindignity,"theolderoneanswered. "Icanlivewithit,"hisbrotheragreed. "Butitpainsm
6、e,"Isaid,"tofindthatyoubothhavebeenpanhandlingsolongthatitnolongerembarrassesyou." Theboyssaidtheywouldlookintothemagazine--deliverything.Pleased,Ilefttownonabusinesstrip.BymidnightIwascomfortablysettledinahotelroomfarfromhome.Thephonerang.Itwasmywif
7、e.Shewantedtoknowhowmydayhadgone."Great!"Ienthused."Howwasyourday?"Iinquired. "Super!"shesnapped."Justsuper!Andit'sonlygettingstarted. Anothertruckjustpulledupoutfront." "Anothertruck?" "Thethirdonethisevening.ThefirstdeliveredfourthousandMont--gomer
8、yWards.ThesecondbroughtfourthousandSears,Roebucks.Idon'tknowwhatthisonehas,butI'msureitwillbefourthousandofsomething.Sinceyouareresponsible,Ithoughtyoumightliketoknowwhat'shappening."WhatIwasbeingblamedfor,itturnedout,wasanewspaperstrikewhichmadeitne
9、cessarytohand--delivertheadvertisinginsertsthatnormallyareincludedwiththeSundaypaper.Thecompanyhadpromisedourboys$600fordeliveringtheseinsertsto4,000housesbySundaymorning."Pieceofcake!"ouroldercollegesonhadshouted. "Sixhundredbucks!"Hisbrotherhadecho
10、ed,"Andwecandothejobintwohours!""BoththeSearsandWardadsarefournewspaper--sizepages,"mywifeinformedme."Therearethirty--twothousandpagesofadvertisingonourporch.Evenaswespeak,twobigguysarecarryingarmloadsofpaperupthewalk.Whatdowedoaboutallthis?" "Justte
