It’s Just Business
<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="May">May</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="broker">broker</span> <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span> <span word="lighters">lighters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="manufacturer">manufacturer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Wangs">Wangs</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="number">number</span>. <span word="May">May</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Wang">Wang</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="wholesalers">wholesalers</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interpreter">interpreter</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="orders">orders</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unproductive">unproductive</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="wholesaler">wholesaler</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="interpret">interpret</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="listened">listened</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guiyang">Guiyang</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>.</p><p> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="excused">excused</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="May">May</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="suspicious">suspicious</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="snuck">snuck</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>.</p><p> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waited">waited</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="whistling">whistling</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="help">help</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="overheard">overheard</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="happenedshe">happenedshe</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>.</p>
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