33 Quick Reaction
33 快速反应
A chief executive officer,CEO,was interviewing candidates for a position as an industrial spy. The industrial spy needed to have keen eyesight plus the ability to act quickly.
一位首席执行官正面试工业间谍一职的候选人。被选中的工业间谍要求有敏锐的观察力及快速的反应能力。
During one oral examination, the CEO pointed at a hill about a mile away and asked a candidate: "Can you see that hill over there?"
在一次口头测试时,CEO指着一英里外的一座小山问一名候选人:“你能看见那座山吗?”
"Yes,Sir." He replied.
“是的,先生。”他回答道。
"Can you see the temple tower on that hill ?"
“你能看见那座山上的寺庙塔尖吗?”
Again the candidate remarked that he could.
候选人又说他能。
"Well then." the CEO went on, "Can you see that mosquito sitting on the temple tower?"
“那么,”CEO接着说:“你能看见停在塔尖上的那只蚊子吗?”
The candidate answered, "NO,Sir." But he said properly, "But I can hear it is singing."
这名候选人得体得回答说,“看不见,先生。但我听得见它在唱歌。”
He got the job.
于是他得到了那份工作。