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序:几天前,一位女友emailed, 问我可不可以开车送她(21岁)的儿子去做义工,因为她另外有事。我的第一反应:“No。”但是,我却“NO在心,口难开”,因为她是我的女友。我的原则是:开车送人上机场,ok,因为打的有点贵($45 plus tips for me). 开车送人上班?No,因为他可以坐公交车。为这件小事,我竟然挣扎了两天,因为我很少对朋友说No。Finally, I called her and said: "No. I don't want to do it." (I did this, mainly because I don't want to be called again and again just because I am a full-time freelancer now.)
原文:NO在心,口难开
http://chinese.wsj.com/gb/20091016/IEN083904.asp
评论:在美国,借钱 is NO, NO, 除非是很“铁”的关系。
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