Iwentonlinetocheckifmypaywasinmybankaccount(账户).TomyamazementIdiscoveredthatnotonlyhadIbeenpaid,butacompanyI’dneverworkedforhadalsopaidme!IknowIwouldhavebeenbesidemyself(情绪失控)ifmy
Iwentonlinetocheckifmypaywasinmybankaccount(账户).TomyamazementIdiscoveredthatnotonlyhadIbeenpaid,butacompanyI’dneverworkedforhadalsopaidme!IknowIwouldhavebeenbesidemyself(情绪失控)ifmyownsalarywasnotinmyaccount,soItriedtogetthemoneybacktotherightperson.Easiersaidthandone.
Thebankcouldn’thelpasit“wasn’tabankproblem.”Thehuman-resourcedepartmentatthecompanythatpaidmewasunabletohelpasIdidn’thaveenoughdetails.Irangthebankagain.ThankfullyIhadasympatheticcalloperatorwhogavemeaname,soIagainrangthecompany“Daniel”workedfor.
IexpectedthebankwouldcontactmetoarrangetotakethemoneyfrommyaccountandrepayDaniel.IheardnothingforamonthandthemoneyremainedinmyaccountwhenDanielcalled,explaininghe’dtriedtogetbackhismoneybuthadbeenunsuccessfulasneitherthebanknorhiscompanyfeltitwastheirerror.HehadrungtoaskifIcouldspeaktothebank,butafterchattingforafewminuteswerealizedwecouldprobablyfixthisproblemourselves.
WedecidedIwouldtakethemoneyfrommyaccountandhewouldpickitupfromme.DuetomybusyjobIwasunabletomeetDanielpersonallybutheleftmealovelybottleofwineinexchangeforwhatwasrightfullyhis.IneverhadanyintentionofkeepingDaniel’spaybutredtape(繁琐手续)madeitdifficulttodotherightthing.Itallcamedowntotwopeoplebeingabletodowhatahugebankandalargecompanycouldn’tdo—admitamistakehasoccurredandfixit.
小题1:Whatwastheattitudeoftheauthortowardstheextramoneyinhisbankaccount?A.Hedidn’tknowwhattodowithit.B.Hefeltluckytogetit.C.Hethoughtofkeepingitforhimself.D.Hewantedtoreturnittotherightperson.小题2:Howwastheproblemsolvedintheend?A.TheauthorandDanielsolvedtheproblemthemselves.B.ItcostDanielalovelybottleofwinetogetbackhismoney.C.Theauthorgavethemoneybacktothecompany.D.Thecalloperatorofferedtosolvetheirproblem.小题3:Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_________.A.thebankcouldsolvetheproblemsoonandeasilywiththeredtape