Take This Job and Shove It
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Maxwell">Maxwell</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span>.</p><p> <span word="Maxwell">Maxwell</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typist">typist</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="danced">danced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="keyboard">keyboard</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="typing">typing</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="Maxwell">Maxwell</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="description">description</span>.</p><p> <span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="manual">manual</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="description">description</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p> <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="womans">womans</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Maxwell">Maxwell</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>.</p><p> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="yelling">yelling</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Maxwell">Maxwell</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>?</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="apologizing">apologizing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="look">look</span>? <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cares">cares</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>? <span word="After">After</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="apology">apology</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="replacement">replacement</span>.</p>
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