English Original
An investment counselor started her own firm. She was shrewd and diligent, so business thrived. Soon, she needed an in-house counsel and began interviewing young lawyers.
"As I'm sure you understand," she said to one of the first applicants, "in this business, our personal integrity must be beyond question." She leaned forward. "Mr. Peterson, are you an honest lawyer?"
"Honest?" replied the candidate. "Let me tell you about honesty. I'm so honest that my father lent me fifteen thousand dollars for my education, and I repaid every penny right after my first case."
"Impressive. What kind of case was that?"
The lawyer squirmed and admitted, "He sued me for the money."
中文翻译
一位投资顾问创办了自己的公司。她精明能干，生意兴隆。很快，她意识到需要一位内部法律顾问，于是开始面试年轻的律师。
"我相信你能理解，"她对其中一位应聘者说，"在我们这一行，个人诚信必须无可置疑。"她身体前倾，问道："彼得森先生，你是一位诚实的律师吗？"
"诚实？"这位求职者回答，"让我说说什么是诚实。我诚实到这种程度：我父亲曾借给我一万五千美元供我读书，而我就在办完第一个案子后，立刻还清了每一分钱。"
"令人印象深刻。那是个什么样的案子？"
律师在座位上不自在地扭动了一下，承认道："他起诉我，要求我还钱。"