英語小達(dá)人每天10分鐘 382 How You Made Money

[00:00.01]How You Made Money 你怎么賺的錢 [00:13.28]A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money. 一個(gè)年輕人問一位富有的老人是怎樣賺到錢的。 [00:20.27]The old guy fingered his worsted wool vest and said, 老人輕撫著自己的精紡毛背心，說道： [00:24.41]"Well, son, it was 1930. The depth of the Great Depression. I was down to my last nickel." “孩子，是這樣的。那是1930年，大蕭條時(shí)期，我就只剩下5分錢。” [00:32.50]"I invested that nickel in an apple. “我用這5分錢買了一個(gè)蘋果， [00:36.27]I spent the entire day polishing the apple and, 然后用一整天的時(shí)間把這只蘋果擦得光潔漂亮， [00:40.43]at the end of the day, I sold the apple for ten cents." 到晚上，我把它賣了一毛錢?！? [00:45.52]"The next morning, I invested those ten cents in two apples. “第二天早上，我用這一毛錢買了兩個(gè)蘋果 [00:50.30]I spent the entire day polishing them and sold them at 6:00 p.m. for 20 cents. 并用一整天把它們擦得光潔漂亮，下午6點(diǎn)鐘時(shí)我把它們賣了兩毛錢。 [00:57.40]I continued this system for a month, 如此以往，一個(gè)月后， [01:00.17]by the end of which I'd accumulated a fortune of $1.58." 我積攢了一塊五毛八。” [01:04.21]"And that's how you built an empire?" the boy asked. “你就是這樣發(fā)家致富的？”年輕人問。 [01:12.07]"Heavens, no!" the man replied, “當(dāng)然不是！”老人答道， [01:14.37]"Then my wife's father died and left us five million dollars." “后來，我的老丈人死了，留給我們500萬。”

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