[7-6]英语笑话:Make Money
[p=23, 2, left][size=4][b]Make Money 挣钱[/b]A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money.
一位年轻人请教一位十分有钱的老人如何变得如此富有。[/size][/p][p=23, 2, left][size=4]
[/size][/p][p=23, 2, left][size=4]The old guy fingered his worsted wool vest and said, "Well, son, it was 1932. The depth of the Great Depression. I was down to my last nickel.
老人抚摸着身上的精纺羊毛衫说：“孩子啊，1932年，全国经济大萧条，当时我身上只有一个五分镍币。”[/size][/p][p=23, 2, left][size=4]
[/size][/p][p=23, 2, left][size=4]"I invested that nickel in an apple. I spent the entire day polishing the apple and, at the end of the day, I sold the apple for ten cents.
“我用这仅有的五分钱投资买了一个苹果，然后用了一整天的时间来擦它，到了晚上的时候，我把这只苹果卖掉了，卖了10分钱。”[/size][/p][p=23, 2, left][size=4]
[/size][/p][p=23, 2, left][size=4]"The next morning, I invested those ten cents in two apples. I spent the entire day polishing them and sold them at 5:00 pm for 20 cents. I continued this system for a month, by the end of which I'd accumulated a fortune of $1.37.
“第二天早上，我用这十分钱买了两个苹果，用了一整天的时间擦他们。大约下午5点左右，我把他们卖了，卖了20分钱。就这样过了一个月，月末的时候，我居然一共挣了一块三毛七。”[/size][/p][p=23, 2, left][size=4]
[/size][/p][p=23, 2, left][size=4]"Then my wife's father died and left us two million dollars."
“这时，我的岳父去世了，留给了我们两百万。”[/size][/p][p=23, 2, left][size=4]
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