He had seen it lying in the window of a frowsy little junk - shop in a slummy quarter of the town ( just what quarter he did not now remember ) and had been stricken immediately by an overwhelming desire to possess it 他是在本市里一个破破烂烂的居民区的一家发霉的小旧货铺中看到它躺在橱窗中的，到底是哪个区，他已经记不得了。
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Nothing is said about the employer who grows old before his time in a vain attempt to get frowsy never - do - wells to do intelligent work ; and his long , patient string after “ help ” that does nothing but loaf when his back is turned 但从没有人提到，那些老板直到年老，都无法使那些不求上进的懒虫勤奋起来，也没有人提到，那些老板长久而耐心地努力感动那些他一转身就投机取巧、敷衍了事的员工，尽管结果常常是徒劳的。
