"Some money is too expensive."

“有些金钱的代价太过昂贵。”

When I got my first grown-up job after college my dad asked me how much money I'd be willing to embezzle.

大学毕业后，我得到了成年后的第一份工作，我爸问我愿意贪污多少钱。

My dad was an aerospace engineer, one of the most straight-edge ethical men you can imagine. So I told him the truth, "You raised me to be honest. There is no amount of money that could induce me to steal.

"我爸是个航天工程师，是个你能想象的那种最正直最讲道德的人。所以我告诉了他事实：“你从小教我要诚实。根本就没有什么钱能让我去偷。”

But he wasn't having it. "A thousand dollars?" he asked, "Ten thousand?"

但是他并不接受这个回答。“一千美金？”他问道，“还是一万？”

"Will I get caught?"

“我会被抓吗？”

"No one who embezzles thinks they will get caught."

“没有哪个贪污的人会认为自己会被抓。”

"Ok, so it would have to be enough to escape the country and get a new identity."

“好吧，那这些钱足够我逃到国外并且获得另一个身份。”

"Which is?" he asked.

“要多少？”他问。

"Fifty million dollars." I said. "If they left fifty million with me and I thought I could get away scout free, I might take it."

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