雙語笑話 第163期:就是你現在的辦公室

When I started my current job, I was assigned to a cubicle1 with a five-foot-high partition. Promoted in three monks2, I asked for a private office in line with my new title. My boss reluctantly told me that there were three possibilities. The first was a room that housed file cabinets and printers. Another was an office that was empty except when one of the company's founders3 visited. The third was a conference room.

我剛開始做我現在這份工作時，被安排在一個有着5英尺高隔板地隔間裏。3個月之後。我得到了晉升。 於是我提出了一個請求，想要擁有一個和我的新職位相符的私人辦公室。 老闆不情願地告訴我，我有3個選擇：第一個是放文件櫃和打印機的房間，第二個是一間空辦公室，可是有的時候，公司的一個創辦人會過來看看，最後一個便是會議室。

After we had discussed each of the alternatives, he told me to make a choice. Deciding to play it safe, I replied, "I want the one that will make the least amount of trouble and affect the fewest people." A smile shot across his face, and he leaned backward in his chair. "That's the office you have now." He said.

在我們商討了每一種選擇方案後。 他讓我做出選擇。 爲了使做出的選擇更爲保險，我回答：“我想要一個將會帶來最少麻煩、影響最少人的那個房間。”一絲微笑從他的臉上掠過。 接着他往椅背上一靠，說道：“那就是您現在的辦公室。 ”他說。