評論
打印
The report
報告
John 's report took longer than he had thought．It was nearly six weeks later when he went to discuss the resuits with David Wilson．
約翰的報告花的時間比他想像的要長。將近六個星期以后他才去找大衛·威爾遜討論實驗的結果。
Mr Wilson wasn't a scientist．He was a businessman．He knew how to run a business， how to make money．
威爾遜先生不是一個科學家。他是一個商人。他懂得怎樣管理生意，怎樣賺錢。
'Thanks for coming，John．'david Wilson came out from behind his desk and shook hands with John．They sat in two big，comfortable armchairs by the window．
“謝謝你的到來，約翰。”大衛·威爾遜從他的桌子后面走出來與約翰握手。他們坐在靠窗戶的兩張非常舒適的大沙發里。
David Wilson's office was large，with a thick carpet and beautiful pictures on the walls． From the window，John could see the river，and the woods and fields on the other side． He felt comfortable，happy，safe．
大衛·威爾遜的辦公室很大，鋪著厚厚的地毯，墻上有許多漂亮的畫。從窗戶望去，約翰可以看見河以及河對面的樹林和田野。他感到舒適、愉快、安全。
'I've read your report，'Wilson began．Then he stopped，and lit a cigarette．'Not very good，is it？'
“我已經讀了你的報告，”威爾遜開口道。然后他止住，點燃一支雪茄。“不太好，是吧？”
'What？'John stared at him in surprise．
“什么？”約翰吃驚地盯著他。
Wilson smiled，and moved his hand through the clouds of smoke．'No，no， don't worry—I don't mean the report is bad，of course not．You've worked very hard，and done your job well． What I mean is，I don't like the ideas at the end of the report．'
威爾遜笑著，在煙霧中揮動著他的手。“不，不，別擔心——我不是說報告不好，當然不是，我的意思是我不喜歡報告結尾的那些意見。”
'What's wrong with them？'
“它們有什么不妥？”
'They're too expensive．'the two men stared at each other for a moment，and John felt cold and sick in his stomach．Wilson smiled， but it wasn't the kind of smile that John liked．
“它們太花錢了。”兩個人相互凝視了一會兒，約翰感到胃部又涼又難受。威爾遜笑了笑，但那不是約翰喜歡的那種笑。
