双语阅读：有些金钱是人生不能承受之重
<p>"<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>."</p><p>“有些金钱的代价太过昂贵。”</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="grown">grown</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="embezzle">embezzle</span>.</p><p>大学毕业后，我得到了成年后的第一份工作，我爸问我愿意贪污多少钱。</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aerospace">aerospace</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="straight">straight</span>-<span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="ethical">ethical</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>, "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="induce">induce</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steal">steal</span>.</p><p>"我爸是个航天工程师，是个你能想象的那种最正直最讲道德的人。所以我告诉了他事实：“你从小教我要诚实。根本就没有什么钱能让我去偷。”</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="it">it</span>."<span word="A">A</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>?" <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, "<span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span>?"</p><p>但是他并不接受这个回答。“一千美金？”他问道，“还是一万？”</p><p>"<span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="caught">caught</span>?"</p><p>“我会被抓吗？”</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="embezzles">embezzles</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="caught">caught</span>."</p><p>“没有哪个贪污的人会认为自己会被抓。”</p><p>"<span word="Ok">Ok</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>."</p><p>“好吧，那这些钱足够我逃到国外并且获得另一个身份。”</p><p>"<span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="is">is</span>?" <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p>“要多少？”他问。</p><p>"<span word="Fifty">Fifty</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>."<span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>."<span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="scout">scout</span> <span word="free">free</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p>
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