承諾付款 Promise To Pay

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A unsigned check reads, "Pay to the order of Alissa Suzanne ... OneThousand Dollars." How much is the check worth? Nothing! If I sign my name on the signature line, however, the check is valuable—worth $1,000 (provided, of course, that I have the amount in the bank). A valid , signed check indicates that I possess the power to back up my promise to pay. How much is the piece of paper then worth? $1,000! One Thousand Dollars. But if the recipient does not believe that I am able to do what I have promised, and she does not go to the bank and cash the check, it has no value to her.	..	字彙 Valid 有效的 indicate 顯示 possess 擁有 recipient 接受者一張沒有簽名的支票上這樣寫著：「憑票支付雅麗莎蘇珊一千元整」。這張支票值多少錢呢？毫無價值！如果我在簽名欄簽名，這張支票就有價值了—值一千元（當然，假設我有這個金額在銀行裡）。一張有效的、簽過名字的支票顯示，在承諾背後，我擁有付款的能力。這張紙現在值多少呢？一千元！一千元。但是如果受款人不相信我能照著承諾而行，她不去銀行把支票兌現，這支票對她就毫無價值。思考與應用 1.你有過相信別人承諾卻未兌現的經驗嗎？感覺如何？ 2.在我們承諾別人前，先檢視是否有能力在時間、愛心或金錢上付出。
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