拒绝帮忙请求难以启齿（上）
<p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="Can">Can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="Resist">Resist</span> <span word="Favors">Favors</span></p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="Hargis">Hargis</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="colleague">colleague</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="remembering">remembering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="tapped">tapped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span>.</p><p>当杰伊•哈格里斯(<span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="Hargis">Hargis</span>)接到同事请他帮个忙的电话时，他艰难地回想起对方曾经帮过自己的忙，现在人家来要求回报了。</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>," <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Hargis">Hargis</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>.</p><p>哈格里斯说对方给他帮的忙就是打印了一份客户名单，他说，“我很吃惊他竟然记得我四个月前请他打过一份名单。”</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="colleague">colleague</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Hargis">Hargis</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="furnish">furnish</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="glowing">glowing</span> <span word="testimonial">testimonial</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="brochure">brochure</span>. <span word="Feeling">Feeling</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Hargis">Hargis</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="approvals">approvals</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disproportionately">disproportionately</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="received">received</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleague">colleague</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bent">bent</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="backward">backward</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="clicking">clicking</span> "<span word="Print">Print</span>," <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Hargis">Hargis</span> <span word="recalls">recalls</span>.</p><p>这位同事需要哈格里斯的一位客户提供一份热情洋溢的推荐信，好放到一个营销宣传册里。哈格里斯别无选择，只得花了半天时间打电话搞定这件事。他觉得自己这份人情远远大过同事帮的那个忙。但哈格里斯记得，他同事当时好似觉得自己是费尽九牛二虎之力才按下了“打印”键。</p>
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