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My aunt is an accountant in a bank.我姑姑是一家银行的会计。 Every morning she writes one short phrase on a note on her desk: keep it clear.每天早上她都在桌上的便条上写一句短语：说清楚。 Her office has a large personnel board with every name on it.她的办公室有一块很大的员工牌板，上面写着每个人的名字。 She works with numbers all day, but she has a good sense of humour.她整天和数字打交道，但她很有幽默感。 She says a little humour helps when people are tired.她说，人累的时候，一点幽默会有帮助。

Last week a young man came for a job with her team.上周一个年轻人来应聘她团队的一个职位。 He was gifted at maths and had a quick mind.他在数学上很有天赋，脑子很快。 He also knew a lot about fibre and how fast data can move through it.他还很懂光纤，以及数据能在其中传得多快。 My aunt tried to persuade him to join her team.姑姑努力说服他加入她的团队。 Personally, I would take the job, he told her.“就我个人而言，我会接受这份工作。”他对她说。

In the end he decided to try another company first.最后他决定先去试试另一家公司。 My aunt was interested in this phenomenon of choice.姑姑对这种选择的现象很感兴趣。 She said that a needle is easy to find if you know where to look.她说，只要知道该往哪儿看，针是很容易找到的。 He called her a week later and asked if the job was still open.一周后他给她打电话，问那个职位是否还空着。 She said yes, and he started on the next Monday.她说还空着，于是他在下周一就上班了。