机会均等

A local business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window， stating the following： “HELP WANTED. Must be able to type， must be good with a computer and must be bilingual （能说两种语言的）. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.”

本地的一家公司正在招聘办公室文员。他们在窗户上贴着：“招聘！要求：必须会打字，精通电脑还要会说两种语言。机会均等！”

A short time afterwards， a dog saw the sign and went inside. He wagged his tail （摇尾巴）， then walked over to the sign， looked at it and whined （狗发出呜呜声）. The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised. However， the dog looked determined （坚定的）， so he led him into the office. Inside， the dog jumped onto the chair and stared at the manager.

不一会，一只狗看到招聘广告就走进去了。他摇着尾巴，然后走向广告，看着那则启事呜呜地叫了几声。经理十分吃惊的看着这只狗，可这只狗看起来十分坚定，所以他把它领进了办公室。进办公室后，这只狗跳上了椅子，盯着经理。

The manager said， “I cant hire you. You have to be able to type.” The dog jumped down， went to the typewriter and typed out a perfect letter， then jumped back onto the chair.

经理说：“我不能雇佣你。你必须要会打字。”这只狗跳下椅子，走到打字机前，敲出了一封完美的信，然后又跳回到椅子上。

The manager was stunned （惊叹的;惊呆的）， but then he told the dog， “The sign says

you have to be good with a computer.” The dog jumped down again， went to the computer， proceeded （进行） to enter and executed a perfect program （执行一个完美的程序）.

经理惊呆了，但他又说：“广告上还说你要精通电脑。”这只狗再次跳下椅子，来到电脑前，运行电脑，编写运行了一个完美的程序。

By this time the manager was totally stunned！ But he looked at the dog and said，“I realize that you are a very clever dog and have some interesting abilities. However， I still cant give you the job.”

这次经理完全是目瞪口呆了！但他看着狗说：“我知道，你是一只非常聪明的狗，并且有些有趣的能力。不过，我还是不能给你这份工作。”

The dog went to a copy of the sign and put his paw （爪子） on the words “ Equal Opportunity”. The manager said， “Yes， but the sign also says that you have to be bilingual.”

这只狗走到一份招聘广告的复印件前，把它的爪子放在了“机会均等”这几个字上。经理说：“是的，但是上面还说，你要会说两种语言。”

The dog looked at the manager calmly （冷静地） and said， “Meow！”

这只狗冷静地看着经理，然后叫了声：“喵！”endprint