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Two (friend), Jim and Slew, joined a big sales company together just after graduation (毕业). of them worked really hard.

Three years passed and the company's director promoted (提拔) Stew to sales executive (销售主管). Jim did not get any promotion.

Jim thought it was (fair) so he asked his boss he didn't appreciate the hard-working staff. The boss knew that Jim worked hard, and in order (show) the difference between him and Slew, he asked: "Go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market (市场)."

When Jim returned, the boss asked: "Hew much per kilogram?*' So Jim went back to the market and then returned to say the price - $12 per kg.

Then the boss asked Stew same thing. Slew went to the market, and when he returned he said. "At the moment there is one person (sell) watermelons, $I2 per kg, $100 for 10 kg. Now he has 340 watermelons in stock (有存货). On the table there are 48 watermelons, and each of them (weigh) about 15 kg. Watermelons were bought from the south two days ago, so they are fresh."

Hearing this. Jim realized the difference between him and Stew. He knew that he could learn a lot his friend.

(success) people are more observant. They think and see the future, while most people see only tomorrow.