类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:22
As a new federal employee, I felt a combination of excitement and anxiety about meeting the strict standards of discretion and respect that our government imposes on its workers. Fearful of making a costly mistake, I decided to read up on procedures and s...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:21
Wondering why my niece, Charlotte, was returning to college to get a master's in philosophy, I asked, "What can you do with a degree like that?" "Well," she explained, "it will qualify me to deal with questions like, 'What is existence?' 'What is the esse...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:21
After my wife landed a coveted job offer from DHL, we went out of town to celebrate. While on our trip, she was contacted by the company's human resources department with an urgent request to complete and send back her tax forms. "No problem," she said. "...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:20
Being the office supervisor, I had to have a word with a new employee who never arrived at work on time. I explained that her tardiness was unacceptable and that other employees had noticed that she was walking in late every day. After listening to my com...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:20
Freelance newspaper writers don't get nearly as much attention as writers with regular bylines. So I was delighted when I finally got some notice. It was at the bank, and I was depositing a stack of checks. "Wow," said the teller, reading off the names of...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:19
I'm a high school geometry teacher and I started one lesson on triangles by reading a theorem. "If an angle is an exterior angle of a triangle, then its measure is greater than the measure of either of its corresponding remote interior angles." I noticed ...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:19
Corporate managers are always a good source of memorable quotes. Here are some examples of mediocrity rising to the top: "As of tomorrow, employees will only be able to access the building using individual security cards. Pictures will be taken next Wedne...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:19
One Friday everyone in our office was in high spirits, and Marshall, a sales rep, was making the rounds, joking and teasing us all. When he stopped in front of a new employee's desk, she braced herself. "I hoped I might be spared," she said. "Oh, you can'...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:18
One of the workers on my construction crew didn't show up for work on Monday, and he didn't phone to explain his absence. On Tuesday morning, though, he did call. "I won't be able to make it to work today," he said, "or yesterday." 我所在的基建组的一名工人周一没有来上班，而且没...
类别:英语作文 发行日期:2010-08-07 11:22:18
After inflating the playground balls, our school custodian, a classical music fanatic, had an odd habit of writing the names of famous composers on them. No one seemed particularly bothered by this behavior except for one parent volunteer. "Can you believ...
