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有一对老夫妇,女的穿着一套褪色的条纹棉布衣服,她的丈夫则穿着布制的便宜西装,也没有事先约好,就直接去拜访哈佛的校长。校长的秘书在见到他们后就立刻断定这两个乡下土老帽根本不可能与哈佛有业务来往。丈夫轻声地说:“我们要见校长。”秘书很礼貌地说:“他整天都很忙!”女士回答说:“没关系,我们可以等。”过了几个钟头,秘书一直不理他们,希望他们知难而退。他们却一直等在那里。秘书终于决定通知校长:“也许他们跟您讲几句话就会走了。”
There was an old couple, a woman in a faded striped cotton dress, her husband in a cheap suit of cloth, and a direct visit to Harvard’s principal without prior appointment. Upon seeing them, the headmaster’s secretary immediately concluded that it was virtually impossible for the two natives to engage in business with Harvard. The husband whispered: “We want to see the principal.” The secretary said politely: “He was busy all day!” The woman replied: “It does not matter, we can wait.” A few hours later The secretary always ignored them and hoped they could quit hard. They have been waiting there. The secretary finally decided to inform the principal: “Maybe they’ll go after a few words with you. ”