第十一章
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第十一章
鸭绒25(译)
2024年10月30日
两个老朋友在多年后的某一天见面。一个上了大学,现在是位成功人士。另一个没上过大学,也从来没有太大的野心。
成功的朋友问:“你最近过得怎么样?”
“嗯。有一天,我随意打开圣经,手指碰到一个词,是石油。于是,我投资了石油。天哪,油从油井里喷涌而出。然后,又有一天,我的手指又碰到另一个词,是黄金。于是,我投资了黄金。那些矿井里真的产出了黄金。现在,我和洛克菲勒一样富有。”
成功的朋友被震撼到了。他冲回酒店,抓起一本基甸圣经,随意翻开一页,手指放在该页上。
他睁开眼一看,手指落在“第十一章”这几个字上。
注:1)“Gideon Bible(基甸圣经)”是圣经的一种版本。由“Gideon International(基甸国际)”这一组织印发,免费放在世界各地的旅馆客房里。它和其它圣经版本没有什么区别,但上面印有基甸机构的标志。除了标识该圣经的发放出处,也防止有人利用该圣经转售牟利。2)“Chapter Eleven(第11章)”是美国的一个专用法律用语,出自《美国法典》第11章(Title 11 of the United States Code),允许企业根据破产法进行重组。因此,“第11章”也是“破产”的代名词。
原文: Chapter Eleven
Two old friends met one day after many years。One attended college,and now was very successful。The other had not attended college and never had much ambition。
The successful one said:“How has everything been going with you?”
“Well,one day I opened the Bible at random,and dropped my finger on a word and it was oil。So,I invested in oil,and boy, did the oil wells gush。Then another day I dropped my finger on another word and it was gold。So,I invested in gold and those mines really produced。Now,I'm as rich as Rockefeller。”
The successful friend was so impressed that he rushed to his hotel,grabbed a Gideon Bible,flipped it open,and dropped his finger on a page。
He opened his eyes and his finger rested on the words:“Chapter Eleven。”