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After vainly writing several times for a check which had been promised as an advance on his royalties, O.Henry called on the cashier of a New York publishing house. "I''m sorry" explained the cashier, "but Mr. Blank who signs the checks is laid up ...

한국경제 | 1996.11.04 00:00

One day a man who had a very bad memory wanted to have a dinner party at his home. He told his servant to make ready for the party, and wrote invitations for a large number of his friends. The appointed evening came and everything was ready. But...

한국경제 | 1996.10.24 00:00

A business firm wrote to another corporation, saying, "Our electronic brain has computed that the cost of the work you want done will be..." The following reply was received a few days later: "As this is more than we anticipated, we would like to...

한국경제 | 1996.08.29 00:00

Rummaging among volumes in a secondhand bookstore, George Bernard Shaw encountered one of his own books and found that he had inscribed it, "TO X. With kind regards." He bought the book, wrote under the first inscription, "To X. With renewed rega...

한국경제 | 1996.08.26 00:00

Johnny''s teacher wrote to his mother : "Johnny is a bright boy, but he seems to spend all his time thinking about girls" Johnny''s mother wrote back to his teacher : "If you find a cure, let me know. I''m having the same trouble with his father...

한국경제 | 1996.05.08 00:00

[[[ 본사 특약 독점 전재 ]]] "인플레이션 시대는 끝났는가" 요즘 유럽 경제학계는 이같은 화두를 놓고 뜨거운 논쟁을 벌이고 있다. 논쟁을 불러일으킨 계기는 "인플레이션의 죽음"이란 이름의 한 경제서적 출간. 이 책의 저자는 홍콩상하이은행의 로저 부틀 수석경제연구원으로 유럽 금융가에서 화제의 인물로 떠올랐다. 그는 멀리 14세기까지 거슬러 올라가 보면 인플레이션을 당연한 경제현상 으로 받아들인 것은 2차세계대전 이후부터라고 지...

한국경제 | 1996.04.15 00:00

A complicated machine in a factory siopped working, Engineers strived desperately to locate the trouble, but all tailed. An expert who was called in tinkered with the machine briefly, tapped here and there with hammer, and the machine resumed ope...

한국경제 | 1996.03.06 00:00

... 북아일랜드를 떠남 1975 첫작품집 "북쪽"(North) 발표 1976 아일랜드수도 더블린 정착 1979 작품 "들일"(Field Work) 발표 1982~84 미국 하버드대에서 객원교수로 강의 1982 베닛상수상 1988 선데이타임즈 최우수문학가상수상 1989 에세이집 "작문의 장소"(Place of Writing) 발표 1990 작품집 "보는 것들"(Seeing Things) 발표. (한국경제신문 1995년 10월 6일자).

한국경제 | 1995.10.06 00:00

The nasty letter you wrote to the club president will be delivered shortly after he appoints you handicap chairman. -불쾌한 내용의 편지를 골프장 회장에게 부친 직후 당신은 핸디캡위원장 으로 지명된다. .상대방이 자신에게 호의를 갖고 있는지도 모르고 그 상대방을 헐뜯는 경우가 얼마나 많은가. 자신을 인정해 주는 사람을 결코 미워할수는 없는 법으...

한국경제 | 1994.09.05 00:00

A man walked into the police station to report that his wife was missing. The sergeant began writing up the report. "How tall is she?" "About so high." "How much does she weigh?" "About average, I guess." "Color of eyes?" "I''d say they were neutral." ...

한국경제 | 1994.07.26 00:00