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1、21世纪大学英语应用型综合教程（修订版）1Unit5PartATextAAsimplelifewelllived1ThebusinessmanwasatthepierofsmallcoastalMexicanvillagewhenasmallboatwithjustonefishermandocked.Insidethesmallboatwereseverallargeyellowfintuna.ThebusinessmancomplimentedtheMexicanonthequalityofhisfishandaskedhowlongittoo
2、ktocatchthem.TheMexicanreplied,“Onlyalittlewhile”.2Thebusinessmanthenaskedwhyhedidn’tstayoutlongerandcatchmorefish.TheMexicansaidhehadenoughtosupporthisfamily’simmediateneeds.Thebusinessmanthenasked,“Butwhatdoyoudowiththerestofyourtime?”TheMexicanfishermansaid,“Isleeplate,fish
3、alittle,palywithmachildren,takeanapwithmywife,Maria,strollintothevillageeacheveningwhereIsipwineandplaytheguitarwithmyamigos;Ihaveafullandbusylife,senor.”3Thebusinessmanscoffed,“IamaHarvardMBAandIcouldhelpyou.Youshouldspendmoretimefishing,andwiththeproceedsbuyabiggerboat.Witht
4、heproceedsfromthebiggerboatyoucouldbuyseveralboats;eventuallyyouwouldhaveafleetoffishingboats.Insteadofsellingyourcatchtoamiddleman,youwouldselldirectlytotheprocessorandeventuallyopenyourowncannery.Youwouldcontroltheproduct,processinganddistribution.Youwouldneedtoleavethissmal
5、lcoastalfishingvillageandmovetoMexicanCity,thenLAandeventuallyNewYorkCitywhereyouwouldrunyourexpandingenterprise.”4TheMexicanfishermanasked,“Butsenor,howlongwillthisalltake?”Towhichthebusinessmanreplied,“15-20years”.“Butwhatthen,senor?”Thebusinessmanlaughedandsaid,“That’sthebe
6、stpart!WhenthetimeisrightyouwouldannounceanIPOandsellyourcompanystocktothepublicandbecomeveryrich.Youwouldmakemillions.”“Millions,senor?Thenwhat?”Thebusinessmansaid,“Thenyouwouldretire,movetoasmallcoastalfishingvillagewhereyouwouldsleeplate,fishalittle,playwithyourkids,takeasi
7、estawithyourwife,strolltothevillageintheeveningswhereyoucouldsipwineandplayyourguitarwithyouramigos.”5Thefisherman,stillsmiling,lookedupandsaid,“Isn’tthatwhatI’mdoingrightnow?”6Weliveinaworldinwhichbeingsuccessfuliseverything.Successismeasuredbypower,popularity,control,achieve
8、ment,andwinning.Havingmoreandbeingmoreissuccess.Thebusinessma
