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1、Apartment,The(1960)byBillyWilderandI.A.L.DiamondADESKCOMPUTERAman'shandispunchingoutaseriesoffiguresonthekeyboard.BUD(V.O.)OnNovemberfirst,1959,thepopulationofNewYorkCitywas8,042,783.ifyoulaidallthesepeopleendtoend,figuringanaverageheightoffivefeetsixandah
2、alfinches,theywouldreachfromTimesSquaretotheoutskirtsofKarachi,Pakistan.IknowfactslikethisbecauseIworkforaninsurancecompany--THEINSURANCEBUILDING-AWET,FALLDAYIt'sabigmother,coveringasquareblockinlowerManhattan,allglassandaluminum,juttingintotheleadensky.BU
3、D(V.O.)--ConsolidatedLifeofNewYork.Weareoneofthetopfivecompaniesinthecountry--lastyearwewrotenine-point-threebilliondollarsworthofpolicies.Ourhomeofficehas31,259employees--whichismorethantheentirepopulationofNatchez,Mississippi,ofGallup,NewMexico.INT.NINET
4、EENTHFLOORAcresofgraysteeldesk,graysteelfilingcabinets,andsteel-grayfacesunderindirectlight.Onewallislinedwithglass-enclosedcubiclesforthesupervisorypersonnel.Itisallveryneat,antiseptic,impersonal.TheonlyhumantoughissuppliedbyabankofIBMmachines,clackingawa
5、ycheerfullyinthebackground.BUD(V.O.)Iworkonthenineteenthfloor--OrdinaryPolicyDepartment-PremiumAccountingDivision-SectionW--desknumber861.DESK861Likeeveryotherdesk,ithasasmallnameplateattachedtotheside.ThisonereadsC.C.BAXTER.BUD(V.O.)MynameisC.C.Baxter-C.f
6、orCalvin,C.forClifford--however,mostpeoplecallmeBud.I'vebeenwithConsolidatedLifeforthreeyearsandtenmonths.IstartedinthebranchofficeinCincinnati,thentransferredtoNewYork.Mytake-homepayis$94.70aweek,andtherearetheusualfringebenefits.BAXTERisaboutthirty,serio
7、us,hard-working,unobtrusive.HewearsaBrooksBrotherstypesuit,whichheboughtsomewhereonSeventhAvenue,upstairs.Thereisastackofperforatedpremiumcardsinfrontofhim,andheistotalingthemonthecomputingmachine.Helooksoff.ELECTRICWALLCLOCKItshows5:19.Withaclick,theminut
8、ehandjumpsto5:20,andapiercingbellgoesoff.BUD(V.O.)Thehoursinourdepartmentare8:50to5:20--FULLSHOT-OFFICEInstantlyallworkstops.Papersarebeingputaway,typewritersandcomputingmachinesarecovered,andeverybodystartsc