苹果 apple [英][ˈæpl] [美][ˈæpəl]中英文小故事：不是卖苹果赚的银子 一个年轻人问老富翁是怎么赚钱的。 老人指着自己的精纺羊毛背心说，“好的，儿子，那是1932年大萧条的时候。我仅剩下最后一分钱。” “我投资在一个苹果上。我花了一整天把苹果擦亮，在一天结束的时候，我把苹果卖十美分。” “第二天早上，我把十美分投资在两个苹果。我花了一整天把苹果擦亮，在下午5点的时候卖了20美分。我就这样干了一个月，月底的时候，我赚了1.37美元。” “后来，我妻子的父亲死了，留给我们二百万美元。” A young man asked an old rich man how he made his 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." "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." "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." "Then my wife's father died and left us two million dollars." 中英文例句 It isn't illegal to resell genuine apple merchandise. 转售苹果正品并不违法。 Apple has been here before. 这事苹果以前也遇到过。 Nokia and apple settle patent dispute 诺基亚公司和苹果公司解决专利争议 That's when apple stepped in. 这时候，苹果介入进来了。 Apple had catching up to do. 苹果还有很多差距要赶上。 |
