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Once upon a time, a
wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day Toy day
and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire (雇佣) a nurse to help with housework and take
care of him.
One day, the old
man interviewed two nurses—Anthony
and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked
quite ordinary (普通的). The old man asked Anthony to make
tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, "Anthony
has given me a very bad account (描述) of you. He said
you are rude (粗鲁的) and untrustwarthy (信赖的) . Is this correct?"
Peter thought for a
minute and said, "If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something
wrong with me. I shoutd take some time to change these things."
The old man was
very impressed by Peter's character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of
tea for the old man, The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then
turned to Anthony and told him, "Peter spoke very poorly of you while you
were gone. What do you think ahout this? " After hearing this, Anthony
became angry and started cursing (咒骂).
In the end, the old
man hired Peter. Altbough Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner (内在的) beauty.