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