正文John Rockefeller was a well-known billionaire in the United States. Although Rockefeller gave away millions, he was very mean to himself. 约翰·洛克菲勒是亿万富翁,在全美无人不知、无人不晓。尽管他为慈善事业捐几百万都不手软,可是对自己却非常抠门儿。 One day he went to stay at a hotel in New York and asked for the cheapest room they had. He asked, “What is the price of the room?” The manager told him. “And which floor is it on?”Again the manager told him. 有一天,他在纽约入住一家宾馆,要的是最便宜的房间。他问:“这房间多少钱?”经理回答了他。 “这房间在几楼?”经理又告知了答案。 “Is that the lowest-priced room you have? I am staying here by myself and only need a small room.” The manager said, “That room is the smallest and cheapest we have,” and added, “but why do you choose poor room like that? When your son stays here he always has our most expensive room; yours is our cheapest.” “这是你们这儿价格最低的房间吗?就我一个人住,一小间就行。” 经理说:“这房间是我们这里最小、最便宜的。”之后又说:“可是您怎么会选这么可怜巴巴的房间呢?您儿子来我们这儿下榻的时候,每次都住最贵的 ;您却住最便宜的。” “Yes,” said Rockefeller, “but his father is a wealthy man; mine isn't.” “是啊,”洛克菲勒说:“因为他爸是个有钱人;而我爸不是。”
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