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英语笑话:Make Money

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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。

英语笑话:Make Money

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。”