First lesson
The son of a businessman had a agreed to join the family business, and on his very first day at the factory his father took him on to the roof and said. “Now , my son, I am about to give you your first lesson in business. Stand on the edge of the roof.”
“On the edge, dad?” said the puzzled youth.
“On the very edge.”
“Very well, dad,” and the obedient son did as he was told.
“Now, when I say ‘Jump!’” said his father, “I want you to jump.”
“But it’s twenty-foot drop!”
“My boy,” said the father, ”you want to learn the business, don’t you?”
“Yes, dad.”
“And you turs me?”
“Yes dad.”
“Right, then do as I say—Jump!”
And the boy jumped , only to crash painfully to the ground twenty feet below . His father ran down the stairs to where the youth was lying, bruised, battered and winded.
“Now, my son, “said the father, “you have just learned your first lesson in business—NEVER TRUST ANYBODY!”
第一課
一個商人的兒子決定進入父親的企業工作。他去工廠上班的第一天，父親把他帶到屋頂上說：
“聽好啊，兒子，我今天要給你上做生意的第一課，現在站到屋頂的邊上。”
“爸，站在邊上？”年輕人納悶地問。
“站在邊邊上。”
“那好吧，爸爸。”順從的兒子照著父親所說的去做了。
“好，當我‘跳’時“父親說，”你就跳下去。“
“可是，爸，這有二十多英尺高哇！“
“兒子啊，“父親說，”你不是要學做生意嗎？是不是？“
“是啊，爸。“
“那麼你就相信我好了。“
“好吧，爸。“
“好了，就照我說的做吧——‘跳’！”
小夥子應聲跳了下去，渾身摔得痛死了，父親趕忙從樓梯跑下去，見兒子躺在地上，渾身是傷，皮開肉綻，在那裡喘著氣。
“聽好，兒子啊，”父親說，“你剛上了做生意的第一課——永遠別相信任何人！”