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Every day, twice as much as the previous day, starting with one.
每天給我前一天的兩倍錢 從一分錢開始
Who would like to make this deal with me? Again, every day I give you for the next 30 days 1000 dollars.
誰愿意和我作這筆交易？ 我會在未來30天每天給你一千美元
What you'll do is every day for the next 30 days give me one cent, next day two, four, eight and so on.
你們要做的是在未來30天給我一分錢 第二天二分 然后是四分 八分 以此類推
Anyone? Any takers? One.
任何人?誰想做這筆交易? 一個人
Looking for some more. So that's 30000 down for me.
還有嗎？ 我少了三萬美元
Anymore? Ok, good. Alright. So here' s the deal.
還有嗎? 很好 好 是這樣
Here is what will happen. On the 30th day, I will give you another 1000 dollars.
結果將是這樣 在第30天 我再給你一千美元
You'll have a total of 30000 dollars from me. On the 30th day, I will be getting from you in total.
你將從我這里一共得到三萬美元 在第30天 我將從你那里一共得到
Including the first 29 days no, rather on the 30th day.
包括前29天 不 在第30天
I'll be getting from you 5, 368, 709 dollars and 12 cents. Double that, times by two.
我將從你那里得到5368709.12美元 再翻倍 乘以二
This is the money I will be making in one month. One cent on the first, two on the second, and so on.
這將是我在一個月賺到的錢 第一天一分錢 第二天二分錢......
For most people, it seems extraordinary because people don' understand the nature of exponential function.
很多人會覺得不可思議 因為他們不懂指數函數的本質
And therefore don't understand the nature of the power of one. Here is another example.
也不懂一的力量 再舉一個例子
Just kidding. I'll let you off the hook. Another example. This captured my imagination.
開玩笑的 我放過你 另一個例子 這個例子捕獲了我的想象力
When I was a kid, my dad told me about the invention of the chess game.
在我小的時候 父親給我講象棋游戲的由來
