英語笑話:Make Money
Make Money 掙錢
A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money.
一位年輕人請教一位十分有錢的老人如何變得如此富有。
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.
老人撫摸着身上的精紡羊毛衫說：“孩子啊，1932年，全國經濟大蕭條，當時我身上只有一個五分鎳幣。”
"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.
“我用這僅有的五分錢投資買了一個蘋果，然後用了一整天的時間來擦它，到了晚上的時候，我把這隻蘋果賣掉了，賣了10分錢。”
"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，我用這十分錢買了兩個蘋果，用了一整天的時間擦他們。大約下午5點左右，我把他們賣了，賣了20分錢。就這樣過了一個月，月末的時候，我居然一共掙了一塊三毛七。”
"Then my wife's father died and left us two million dollars."
“這時，我的岳父去世了，留給了我們兩百萬。”
