One winter morning， an employee①explained why he had shown up for work 45 minutes late. “It was so slippery②out that for every step I took ahead， I slipped back two.”
The boss eyed him suspiciously③： “Oh， yeah？ Then how did you ever get here？”
“I finally gave up，” he said， “and started for home.”
① employeen. 受雇者，雇工，雇员，从业员工
② slipperyadj. 滑的，容易滑的
③ suspiciouslyadv. 猜疑地，疑心很深地
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一个冬天的早晨，一名雇员解释他为什么迟到了四十五分钟才起来上班。“外面太滑了，我每向前迈一步，就要向后退两步。”
老板狐疑地看着他：“噢，是吗？那你是怎样到这里来的？”
“后来我决定放弃，”他说，“然后我就往家里走。”