介绍:
Daily joke and the culture behind
Narrator – Dave 中国英语世界第一人
Sunday, February 25th, 2018
Bidding
The president of ABC decided that it was time to build a new factory. He asked representatives from three development companies to come in and make a bid on the project. The three companies showed up at the scheduled meeting.
The president of ABC asked the first company, Bruin Construction, whose president earned his MBA from UCLA,
"How much will your company charge for this project?"
"2 million," said Bruin.
“1 million for materials and 1 million for labor.”
The president then asks the same question to the second company, Cardinal Construction, whose president earned his MBA from Stanford. Cardinal answered, "3 million, 1.5 million for materials, 1.3 million for labor, and 0.2 million for licenses and permits."
Finally, the president asks the last company, Trojan Construction, whose president earned his MBA from USC.
Trojan answered, “4 million.”
"FOUR MILLION," yelled the president of ABC. "How do you break down the cost?"
Trojan replied, "1 million for you, 1 million for me, and 2 million to get the guy from UCLA to build the factory!"
Topic for Today
180225
Why Trojan?
1. Why did the author name the third company Trojan?
2. How much do you know about UCLA, Standford, and USC?
