The Low Bidder
Whewn the British government let out bids for the digging of a turnel under the English Channel, estimates ran in the millions of pounds. One firm asked only 10,000 pounds, however.
“Consideringequipment and labor costs,” the construction chairman asked the low bidder,” how do you propose to do the job for such a pittance?”
It’s simple,” the contractor replied. “My partner grabs a shovel goes to France and starts digger. I take another shovel and start digging from England. We dig until we meet and you’ve got a tunnel!”
“But what if you mever meet?”
“Then you’ve got two tunnels.”
低叫价者
美国政府发布在英吉利海峡底部挖掘隧道的命令时，估价是100万英镑。但是有一个企业只要10000英镑。
“考虑到设备与劳动力成本，”工程负责人问低叫价者，“你只用这点钱怎样完成这项工作？”
“很简单，”承包人回答，“我的合伙人拿铁锨去法国那边开始挖。我们一直挖到碰了面，你们也就得到了一条隧道。”
“但如果你们永远遇不上怎么办？”“那么你们就得到了两条隧道。”
