今天看职场英语时（很遗憾找不到原帖了，不知道该感谢谁了）
Donny: Simon, there's something we need to talk about.
Simon: Go ahead, shoot.
D: I think maybe we better step into your office. It's a bit of a sensitive issue.
S: Oh, sure. Come on in. What's on your mind?
D: You know that project we have in the south of the country?
S: Do you mean the new processing plant we're building?
D: Yes. I'm afraid we've run into a couple of setbacks.
S: Oh? What's the problem?
D: I just got a call from the on-site manager and he says the local area's building inspector says our building is not up to code.
S: But that's impossible! I personally made sure that we followed all relevant local laws and I even insisted on a better standard than the code requires! How can this be?
D: Well sir, the on-site manager says the real problem is that we need to grease the wheels. In other words, there's nothing wrong with the building, the inspector just wants a kickback.
S: I see. Hmm...this is frustrating.
D: On the one hand, the inspector is not asking for very much, a couple of thousand dollars will make this problem go away. But on the other hand, bribery is illegal.
S: Bribery is certainly illegal, but even more important for me personally, it's immoral. I've always tried to do the right thing in my business dealings and it's important to me that I run a clean shop.
