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He was the president of a major advertising1 firm and I was a very young management consultant2. I had been recommended to him by one of his employees who had seen my work and thought I had something to offer. I was nervous. At that stage in my career, it wasn’t very often that I got to talk to the president of a company.
The appointment was at 10:00 a.m., for one hour. I arrived early.
Promptly3 at 10, I was ushered4 into a large and airy room, with furniture upholstered in bright yellow.
He had his shirtsleeves rolled up and a mean look on his face.
“You’ve only got 20 minutes,” he barked.
I sat there, not saying a word.
“I said, you’ve only got 20 minutes.”
Again, not a word.
“Your time’s ticking away. Why aren’t you saying anything?”
“They’re my 20 minutes,” I replied. “I can do whatever I want with them.”
He burst into laughter.
We then spoke5 for an hour and a half. I got the job.
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advertising
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n.广告业;广告活动 a.广告的;广告业务的 | |
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consultant
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n.顾问;会诊医师,专科医生 | |
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promptly
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adv.及时地,敏捷地 | |
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ushered
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v.引,领,陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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spoke
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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