A young man asked an old rich man how he 

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made his money. 

  The old guy fingered his  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."

 

Key  words

wool  vest n.)羊毛背心

the  Great  Depression 大蕭條時期

   從1929年底至1940年代初期,
   美國經濟跌至股底,股票跌入谷底,許多人破產自殺。

nickel (n.)五分錢硬幣

cent
 (n.)一分錢

polish (v.)擦亮  


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