2009.10College EnglishWarren Buffett“股神”沃伦·巴菲特山东路惠/编注Notes:1.Omaha,Nebraska （美国）内布拉斯加州奥马哈市。
2.stockbroker 股票经纪人。
3.congressman 国会议员。
4.homemaker 家庭主妇。
5.demonstrate [＇dem 藜nstreit ]证明，示范。
6.knack [n覸k ]本事，才能。
7.acquaintance [藜＇kweint 藜ns ]熟人。
8.mathematical [謣m覸夼i＇m覸tik 藜l ]prodigy [＇pr 蘅did 廾i ]数学奇才。
9.add large columns of numbers把一大串纵行数字相加。
10.stockbrokerage 证券经纪商的业务，证券交易。
11.chalk 用粉笔书写。
12.Cities Service Preferred 城市服务优先股。
13.tenaciously [ti＇nei 蘩藜sli ]顽强地。
14.patience [＇pei 蘩藜ns ]耐性。
15.paperboy 报童。
16.tip sheet 内情报告。
17.tax return 纳税申报单。
18.tax deduction [di＇d 蘧k 蘩藜n ]课税减免，减免税额。
arren Edward Buffet was born on August 30,1930,in Omaha,Nebraska 1.His father Howard worked as stockbroker 2and served as U.S.Congressman 3.His mother,Leila Stahl Buffett,was a homemaker 4.Buffett was the second of threechildren and the only boy.Buffett demonstrated 5a knack 6for financial and business matters early on in his child -hood.Friends and acquaintances 7have said the young boy was a mathematical prodigy 8,and was able to add large columns of numbers 9in his head —a talent he still occasionally shows off to friends and business associates.Warren often visited his father ’s stockbro -kerage 10shop as a child,and chalked 11in thestock prices on the blackboard in the office.At 11years old he made his first investment;hebought three shares of Cities Service Preferred 12at $38per share.The stock quickly dropped to only $27,but Buffett held on tenaciously 13until they reached $40.He sold his shares at a small profit,but regretted the decision when Cities Ser -vice shot up to nearly $200a share.He later cit -ed this experience as an early lesson in patience 14in investing.By the age of 13,Buffett was running hisown businesses as a paperboy 15and selling his own horseracing tip sheet 16.That same year,he filed his first tax return 17,claiming his bike as a$35tax deduction 18.In 1942,Buffett ’s father was elected to the笤风云人物笤W182009.10College English19.the U.S.House of Representatives 美国众议院。
20.Fredricksburg,Virginia （美国）弗吉尼亚州弗雷德里克斯堡市。
21.plot 策划，密谋。
22.tenure [＇tenju 藜]期限，占有期。
23.pinball machine 弹球机。
24.barbershop 理发店。
25.war veteran [＇vet 藜r 藜n ]经历过战争的老兵。
26.University of Pennsylvania 宾夕法尼亚大学。
27.University of Nebraska （美国）内布拉斯加大学。
28.emerge [i＇m 藜蘼d 廾]出现，形成。
29.Columbia University 哥伦比亚大学。
30.advanced degree 高级学位。
31.Buffett Partnership 巴菲特合伙公司。
32.undervalued 售价过低的。
33.sobriquet [＇s 藜ubrikei ]绰号。
34.rescue [＇reskju 蘼]援救，营救。
35.Salomon Brothers 所罗门兄弟公司，华尔街一投资银行。
36.corporate raider 公司蓄意收购者。
37.in the wake of 尾随，紧跟。
38.insider 会员，知情人，权威人士。
39.scandal [＇sk覸ndl ]丑行，丑闻。
40.amass [藜＇m覸s ]积累，积聚。
41.Berkshire Hathaway 伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司。
U.S.House of Representatives 19,and his family moved to Fredricksburg,Virginia 20,to be closer to the congressman ’s new post.Buffett attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington,D.C.,where he continued plotting 21new ways to make money.During his high school tenure 22,he and a friend purchased a used pinball machine 23for $25.They in -stalled it in a Washington,D.C.barbershop 24and,within a few months,the profits of the machine allowed Buffett and his friend to buy other machines.Buffett owned three ma -chines in three different locations before he sold the busi -ness to a war veteran 25for $1,200.Buffett enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania 26at the age of 16to study business.He stayed two years,moved to the Uni -versity of Nebraska 27to finish up his degree,and emerged 28from college at age 20with nearly $10,000from his child -hood businesses.Buffet attended Columbia Universi -ty 29for his advanced degree 30and in 1956,shortly after graduation,he formed thefirm Buffett Partnership 31in his hometown of Omaha.His investment successes,par -ticularly in buying undervalued 32compa -nies whose stocks shortly began to rise,made him extremely rich and gained him the sobriquet 33,“Oracle of Omaha ”.Other notable career successes include helping rescue 34Salomon Brothers 35from corporate raiders 36(1987)and taking charge of the New York City house (1992)in the wake of 37an insider 38trading scandal 39.The majority of Buffett ’s consider -able fortune was amassed 40through Berk -shire Hathaway 41,a company for which he is the largest shareholder and CEO.Ranked as Forbes ’wealthiest man in笤风云人物笤192009.10College English笤轻松一刻笤1.At least 5people in this world love you so much they would die for you.2.At least 15people in this world love you in some way.3.The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you.4.A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone,even if they don ’t like you.5.Every night,SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.6.You mean the world to someone.7.If not for you,someone may not be living.8.You are special and unique 1.9.Someone that you don ’t even know loves you.10.When you make the biggest mistake ever,something good comes from it.11.When you think the world has turned its back on you,take a look:you most likely turnedyour back on the world.12.When you think you have no chance of getting what you want,you probably won ’t get it,but if you believe in yourself,probably,sooner or later 2,you will get it.13.Always remember the compliments 3you received.Forget about the rude remarks.14.Always tell someone how you feel about them;you will feel much better when they know.15.If you have a great friend,take the time to let them know that they are great.大学英语15Things You Never Knew or Thought About你不知道的15件事By B.Afonja雨文/选注Notes:1.unique [ju 蘼＇ni 蘼k ]唯一的，仅有的。