Before going to Europe on business, a man drove
his Rolls-Royce to a downtown New York City bank and
went in to ask for an immediate loan of $5,000.
The bank officer says the bank will need some kind
of security for such a loan. So the businessman hands
over the keys to a Rolls-Royce parked on the street in
front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank
agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An
employee drives the Rolls into the bank's underground
garage and parks it there.
Two weeks later, the businessman returns, repays
the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.40.
The loan officer says, "We are very happy to have had
your business, and this transaction has worked out
very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were
away, we checked you out and found that you are a
multimillionaire. What puzzles us is: why would you
bother to borrow $5,000?"
The man smiled. "Where else could I park my
Rolls-Royce in Manhattan for two weeks and pay only
$15.40?"
Key words：
Rolls-Royce 勞斯萊斯（名貴汽車品牌）
on business 出差
collateral （n.）擔保品
transaction （n.）業務、契約
multimillionaire （n.）億萬富翁
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