46 出差旅行
On a business trip to Japan, a colleague of minearrived at the airport in Tokyo. At the exit of theairport, he took a taxi to his hotel, where he wasgreeted by his hospitable Janpanese host. The cabdriver requested the equivalent of eight dollars U.S.for the fare, which seemed reasonable, so my friendhanded him the money.
我的一个去日本出差的同事抵达东京机场后，在出口处搭了辆出租车到宾馆。好客的日本主人在那里迎接他。出租车司机索要相当于八美元的费用。我朋友觉得价格很合理，就把钱给了他。
But the eagle-eyed host snatched the bills and said some bad words to the cabby, calling him aworthless parasite for discriminating visitors. The host threw half the amount at the driver andtold him never to return.
但眼睛锐利的主人一把抓过钱，对出租司机说了很多难听的话，称他是歧视外来客人的一文不值的寄生虫，只把半数的钱扔给司机，告诉他永远别再回来。
The driver looked guilty, he slipped into the cab and sped off, the host gave the remaining billsto my colleague and asked him how his trip had been. "Soso," the businessman replied, "Because you chased the cab away with my luggage in the trunk."
出租司机面露愧色，钻进汽车，一踩油门跑掉了。主人把剩下的钱还给我的同事，问他旅途如何。“一般，”这位商人回答，“因为你把出租车赶跑了，而我的行李还在车厢里。”
