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【精彩译文】约翰和鲍比大学一毕业,两人便于同一年进入同一家公司。他们两人工作都很努力。然而,几年后,老板提拔鲍比为经理,但约翰仍然是一个工人。约翰不能接受这个事实,向老板递交了他的辞呈。他抱怨说,老板没有多考虑那些勤劳的员工,而只是提拔那些奉承自己的人。老板知道约翰多年来工作很努力。他想了一会儿说,"谢谢你所说的,但我希望在你离开之前,你为我们公司再做一件事。"
John and Bobby joined the same company together just after they completed their university studies the same year.Both of them worked very hard.Several years later,however,the boss promoted(提拔,提升)Bobby to manager,but John was still a worker.John could not take it,and gave his resignation(辞呈,辞职书)to the boss.1 He complained that the boss did not think much of those who were hard-working,but promoted only those who flattered(奉承)him.
