Peter was telling a friend that he had just lost his job.

"Why did the foreman（领班） fire you?" the friend asked in surprise.

"Oh," Peter said, "you know how foreman are. They stand around with their hands in their pockets watching everybody else work."

"We all know that," replied his friend. "But why did he let you go?"

"Jealousy," answered Pete. "All the other workers thought I was the foreman."

皮特告诉他的朋友他刚刚丢掉了工作。

“为什么领班会开除你？”朋友诧异地问。

“哦，”皮特说，“你知道领班是什么样的人。他们总是把手插在口袋了，站在旁边看其他人工作。”

“我们知道是这样。”朋友回答说。“但是为什么他会让你走？”

“嫉妒。”皮特回答。“其他所有的工人都认为我是领班。”