英语小达人每天10分钟 309 Neither Do I
我也不
Two young engineers applied for a single poition at acomputer company. They both had the samequalifications. In order to determine which individualto hire, the applicants were asked to take a test of12 questions by the manager of human resourcesdepartment.
两个年轻的工程师应聘一家电脑公司的同一个职位。他们的资历相当。为了决定雇用哪个，公司的人力资源部经理要他们做一个测试——回答12个问题。
Upon completion of the test, both men had each missed only one of the questions. Themanager went to the first applicant and said, "Thank you for your interest, but we've decidedto give the job to the other applicant."
测试结束后，两个人各有一个问题没答上来，经理对其中的一个说：“感谢你对我们公司的关注，可是我们决定聘用另一个人。”
"And why would you be doing that? We both got eleven questions correct," asked the rejectedapplicant.
“可是为什么呢?我们两人都答对了11道题呀，”不被录用的人问。
"We have based our decision not on the correct answers, but on the question you missed,"said the department manager.
“我们做出这个决定不是基于正确的答案，而是基于你们没有答对的那个问题，”经理答道。
"And just how would one incorrect answer be better than the other?" the rejected applicantinquired.
“那么一个错误答案能比另一个错误答案好到哪里去呢?”不被录用的人问。
"Simple," said the department manager, "Your fellow applicant put down on question No.8, 'Idon't know.' You put down, 'Neither do I.''"
“很简单，”经理说，“另一位应聘者对于第8题的回答是‘我不知道’;而你的回答是‘我也不知道。’”
