老人如何变得如此富有的。
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。
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。”
"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。”
"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。”
"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。”
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