有钱的父亲

时间：2006-11-03 08:09:11

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John D．Rocke feller， the wellkn own¹ millionaire，gave away millions²， but he himself³ was⁴ very mean about small sums⁵ of money． One day he went to stay at a hotel in New York and asked for the cheapest room in it． He said，“I am staying here alone⁶ and only need a small room．”

The manager⁷ showed him into a room and said，“This is our smallest and cheapest room，” and added，“but why do you choose a poor room like this？ When your son stays here， he always has our most expensive room ；yours is our cheapest．”

“Oh！ yes，”said Rockefeller，“but his father is a rich man；mine isn't．”

34．有钱的父亲

著名的百万富翁，约翰·D洛克菲勒，捐款达数百万元，但他本人在小钱上却非常节俭。有一天，他去住纽约的一家旅馆，要旅馆里最便宜的房间。他说：“我一个人住在这儿，只需要一个小房间。”

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1 own
v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的
参考例句：
I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。 Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

2 millions
n.数百万；百万( million的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子 A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job. 对数百万失业者来说，通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。

3 himself
pron.他自己
参考例句：
He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。 He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

4 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。 He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 sums
abbr.summons 传票n.总数( sum的名词复数 )；算术；金额；算术题（的解答）v.合计( sum的第三人称单数 )；总结，归纳；总计，计算…的总数（常与 up 连用）；集中（常与 up 连用）
参考例句：
substantial sums of money 大笔大笔的钱 My sums were wrong and I had to do them over. 我的总数错了，只好再算一遍。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 alone
adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅
参考例句：
He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。 It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

7 manager
n.经理；负责人
参考例句：
The manager believes in him.经理信任他。 In our company the manager has the last word.在我们公司经理有最后决定权。