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88.Always Struggling
88.閑不住的人
Martin's traveling from door to door had finally paid off.
馬丁從一處至另一處的旅行終于有了好的結果。
He had found a framed poster worth millions in an old farm house in the middle of the country.
他在國家中部一座古老的農莊住宅里找到了一個價值數百萬的裝在鏡框里的海報。
It had been passed down from generation to generation, but its current owners had no idea what it was worth.
這張海報世代相傳，可它現在的主人不知道它值多少錢。
They just wanted to be free of what they thought was a piece of junk!
他們只想擺脫這件他們眼中的垃圾！
And they were happy to practically give it to Martin!
他們幾乎是高高興興地把它白送了馬丁！
Martin was free and easy!
馬丁倒也隨便！
No papers to sign, no lawyers to take a cut!
不用簽署文件、不用律師調解！
Now he would live the good life!
現在馬丁可以過好日子啦！
No more searching from far and near for fresh fields and pastures new to conquer!
不用從四面八方尋找新領域、好地方來征服了！
No more being frightened away from people's houses by growling dogs!
不再被別人家狂吠的狗嚇跑了！
No more freezing up when some crazy farmer pointed a gun at him!
不用被某個瘋狂的鄉下佬拿槍指著而嚇傻了！
No, those days were over.
不，那些日子已經過去了。
They formed a part of his past, and he would forgive and forget all of it.
那些是他過去經歷的一部分，他會不念舊惡。
Now he could live like a rich man!
如今他可以像有錢人一樣生活了！
Formed from a life of constant struggle, Martin finally took a day off!
經過這么長時間的疲于奔命，馬丁終于要歇一天了！
The time was wonderful! He relaxed; free from any worries and freed up all obligations!
休息的感覺真好。他徹底放松了一回！不僅沒有了任何煩惱，而且無拘無束，逍遙自在！
When he met other rich people, however, his heart froze over!
可是，當他碰到其他有錢人的時候，他的心變得冷淡起來！
They had inherited their wealth while he had earned his by his own hard efforts!
他們的財富是繼承來的，而他的財富卻是靠自己吃苦耐勞掙來的！
Who cared if their land was full of valuable fossil fuels, Martin thought, they didn't deserve anything.
誰會在乎他們的土地下面是否藏著值錢的礦物燃料？馬丁想，他們不該得到任何東西。
And so Martin began plotting a way to make their lives miserable.
因此馬丁開始想辦法讓他們的生活變得痛苦起來。
He couldn't leave well enough alone; he just had to find something else to struggle against!
他不能就這樣維持現狀，他得重新找點事情做做！
