The city council was interviewing an applicant for the position of city manager.
市议会在面试一名应聘城市管理者的人。
One council member asked the candidate, “How much is two plus two?”
一名议会成员问候选人：“2 加2 等于多少？”
The applicant jumped up, opened the door and peered up and down the hall.
应聘者跳起来，打开门，向走廊里看了看。
- 参见：小词详解 | peer
Then he closed all the window blinds, returned to the desk and whispered, “How much do you want it to be?”
然后他拉上所有的窗帘，回到办公桌边低声说：“你想要它是多少？”
He was hired on the spot.
他被当场录用。
