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My cousin works in a small office near a busy market street.我表哥在一条热闹的市场街附近的一间小办公室工作。 Most of his salary goes to a mortgage for a small flat.他大部分工资都用来还一套小公寓的按揭贷款。 He says his monthly payment is mostly the same every year.他说他每月的还款额几乎每年都一样。 That number is the main reason he gets up early each morning.这个数字是他每天早上早起的主要原因。 His manager tries to motivate every worker with a short weekly talk.他的经理试图用每周一次的简短谈话激励每个员工。

One day the manager said, "Keep your report concise, and use clear numbers."有一天经理说：“报告要简洁，数字要清楚。” My cousin had to mount a big box of old papers on a high shelf.我表哥不得不把一个装满旧文件的大箱子举到高架子上。 The box held the testimony of many people from an earlier project.那个箱子里装着早期项目里许多人的证词。 He was in a hurry, and the sudden motion of the box made him slip.他很着急，箱子突然的一动让他滑了一下。 He felt his pant leg catch on a sharp corner of the shelf.他感觉自己的裤腿被架子的一个尖角挂住了。

Luckily he was not hurt, and he put the box down with care.幸好他没有受伤，他小心地把箱子放了下来。 Later he checked multiple pages to make sure nothing was missing.后来他检查了多页文件，确认没有遗漏。 He found the main ingredient of the old plan: honest words and clear steps.他发现了那个旧计划的主要成分：诚实的话语和清晰的步骤。 Now he reads every page twice before he signs his name.现在他在签名之前会把每一页读两遍。 He told me that careful work is the best way to keep a job.他告诉我，认真做事是保住工作的最好办法。