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Unit 10 The Money
第10單元 金錢
Lesson 1 A Material World
第1課 物質世界
"Who wants to be a Millionaire? I don't," says Charles Gray
查爾斯·格雷說：“誰想當百萬富翁？我不想。”
Angus Deayton interviews ex-millionaire Charles Gray
安格斯·戴伊德采訪前百萬富翁查爾斯·格雷。
A lot of people are determined to become a millionaire.
很多人一心想成為百萬富翁。
They spend half their time dreaming up ways of getting rich,
他們花一半時間夢求致富的方法，
and the rest of their time thinking about all the enjoyable things they would do once they got rich.
另一半則在琢磨一旦闊綽起來要做些什么。
But do all millionaires find the happiness that they thought they would get when they achieve their goals?
但是是否所有的百萬富翁真正得到了他們實現目標前所期盼的幸福呢？
Some millionaires continue to be concerned about money when they become millionaires.
有些人成為百萬富翁后還繼續為錢煩惱。
They are hardworking to get all that money.
他們拼命努力才獲得財富。
Then they are hardworking to make sure they never lose it!
他們繼續拼命以確保不再失去這筆錢！
But there are people who have turned their backs on their millions and found different ways to be happy in their lives.
但是也有人把自己的百萬資產置于一邊，尋求不同的人生幸福。
Charles Gray is one example.
查爾斯·格雷就是這樣一個人。
Sixteen years ago, Charles was a college professor with a huge six-bedroom house and $2 million.
十六年前，查爾斯是大學教授，住著有六個臥室的房子，有兩百萬資產。
Today he lives in a small dormitory room where there is only second-hand furniture.
而現在住的則是小宿舍房間，家具全是二手的。
There are certainly no signs that Charles was a rich man!
沒有任何跡象表明查爾斯曾是個富人！
There is a small garden outside with a few fruit trees.
房間外有個小花園，花園里種著幾棵果樹。
