1、Onegoodturndeservesanother:IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer'sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.'Ihaveneverborrrowedanymoneyfromyou,'Harrysaid,'sonowyoucanpayformydinner!'
2、禮尚往來:我正在一傢飯館吃飯,托尼.斯蒂爾走瞭進來。托尼曾在又傢律師事務所工作,而現在正在一傢銀行上班,他的薪水很高,但他卻總是向朋友借錢,並且從來不還。托尼看見瞭我,就走過來和我坐到一張桌子前。他從未向我借過錢,但他吃飯時,我提出向他借20英鎊。令我驚奇的是,他立刻把錢給瞭我。“我還未向你借過錢。”托尼說道,“所以現在你可以替我付飯錢瞭!”