有的人爲了利益，可以不擇手段。下面這個故事說的就是這種人，歡迎閱讀!
A man carves an idol1 and takes it to the fair. No one buys it, so he begins to shout in order to canvass2 the customer.
He says that this idol can bring in wealth and good luck. One man says to the seller, "Hello, My friend, if this is so, you should have the advantages that the idol can bring, why do you want to sell it?" The seller says, "What I want is that I can get cash in at once. The profit from the idol is so slow."
This story means: God will never respect people who make a profit by hook or crook3.
有人雕刻了一個赫爾墨斯的木像，拿到市場上去賣。因爲沒有一個買主上前購買，他便大聲叫喊，想招攬生意。
他說有賜福招財的神出售。這時旁邊有一個人對他說道：“喂，朋友，既然這樣，你自己應該享受他的好處哇，爲什麼還要賣掉他呢?”他回答說：“我要的是現在馬上可以兌現的利益，這個神的`利益卻來得很慢哪。”
這故事正是說那種不擇手段地求利，連神也不尊敬的人。
詞彙積累1 idol Z4zyo
n.偶像，紅人，寵兒
參考例句：
As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作爲獨子，他是父母的寵兒。
Blind worship of this idol must be ended.對這個偶像的盲目崇拜應該結束了。
2 canvass FsHzY
v.招徠顧客，兜售;遊說;詳細檢查，討論
參考例句：
Mr. Airey Neave volunteered to set up an organisation to canvass votes.艾雷·尼夫先生自告奮勇建立了一個拉票組織。
I will canvass the floors before I start painting the walls.開始粉刷牆壁之前，我會詳細檢查地板。
3 crook NnuyV
v.使彎曲;n.小偷，騙子，賊;彎曲(處)
參考例句：
He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.我罵他騙子，他要我向他認錯。
She was cradling a small parcel in the crook of her elbow.她用手臂挎着一個小包裹。
