面試 Job interview
An engineer, a physicist（物理學家）, and a lawyer were being interviewed for a position as chief executive officer（CEO） of a large corporation. The engineer was interviewed first, and was asked a long list of questions, ending with "How much is two plus two?"
The engineer excused himself, and made a series of measurements and calculations before returning to the board room and announcing, "Four."
The physicist was next interviewed, and was asked the same questions. Before answering the last question, he excused himself, made for the library, and did a great deal of research. After a consultation with the United States Bureau of Standards and many calculations, he also announced "Four."
The lawyer was interviewed last, and was asked the same questions. At the end of his interview, before answering the last question, he drew all the shades in the room, looked outside the door to see if anyone was there, checked the telephone for listening devices, and asked "How much do you want it to be?"
賣貓 Saucer（茶碟） that brings luck
An antique（古董） collector was passing a small shop when he noticed a cat on the sidewalk（人行道） out front, licking（舔） milk from a saucer. The man immediately realized the saucer was very old and valuable. He stepped into the shop with an uninterested look and asked to buy the cat.
“I am sorry,” the shop owner said, “but the cat is not for sale.”
“Please,” the collector urged（勸）, “I need a cat around my house to catch mice. I’ll give you 20 dollars.”
“The cat is yours,” the proprietor（業主） said, taking the money.
“Listen,” the collector added, “I wonder if you could throw in that old saucer as well. The cat seems to like it.”
“Sorry,” the shop owner answered, “but that saucer brings me luck. Just this week I have sold 68 cats!”