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When he used an icebox of his own design to transport his butter to market, he found that customers would pass up the rapidly melting stuff in the tubs of his competitors to pay a premium price for his butter, still fresh and hard in neat, one-pound brick
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当他用自己设计的冰箱运送黄油去市场时,他发现顾客们会走过装在竞争者桶里那些迅速融化的黄油而给他比市价更高的价格买他仍然新鲜坚硬,整齐地切成一磅一块的黄油。 |
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When he waited till Aladdin went out of the house, he said to the Princess, Give me your old lamps and I will give you new lamps.
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于是,他就一直等着阿拉丁离开那幢房子,然后他对公主说:“把你的旧灯给我,我给你新灯。” |
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When he wakes up in the morning and resumes his attempts to construct a canoe out of matchsticks, he may mumble to himself, “there I go again”, as he starts on step one of an operating procedure consisting of, say, ten steps.
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他早晨起床,继续用木头建造独木舟的工作,他也许会对自己喃喃自语「又要开始了」,然后开始制造的十个步骤。 |
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When he wakes up,he finds himself already in New Zealand.
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当他醒来时,他发现自己已经到了新西兰。 |
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When he walked out of the room, he drew a deep breath.
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他走出房间,深深地吸了一口气。 |
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When he wants something , he has to ask for it .
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当他想要什么的时候,他就得向人家要。 |
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When he was 14, Buffett spent $1,200 on 40 acres of farmland in Nebraska and soon began collecting rent from a tenant farmer.
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14岁那年,巴菲特花了1200美元在内布拉斯加州购置了一片40公顷的农田,然后开始从佃户那里收取租金。 |
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When he was 2 and 3 years old he would talk to anyone, stranger or friend.
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在2、3岁的时候,不管遇到陌生人还是熟人,他就经常与人搭讪。 |
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When he was a boy, his greatest wish was to go to sea.
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他小时候最大的愿望就是去当水手。 |
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When he was a small boy, he could hum songs and difficult pieces of music.
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当他是个小男孩时,他就能够哼唱歌曲和一些较难的音乐篇章。 |
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When he was a young boy, Princess Diana took him to visit hospitals and homeless shelters.
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当他还小时,戴安娜公主带着他去拜访医院和无家可归者的避难所。 |