名人传记

Warren's opinions of Wall Street investment bankers would not endear him to their mothers.

沃伦对华尔街投行人士的看法不会让他受到欢迎

He feels that they're, for the most part,not out for their clients.

他感觉在很多程度上 他们不是为了客户

They're out for their own business interests.

他们是为了自己的商业利益

In the late 1960s, there were just a flood of accounting shenanigans and mergers built upon false accounting and misleading people.

在60年代后期 账目诈骗和建立在伪造账目上的兼并误导了群众

It was a time when a lot of charlatans were prevailing in Wall Street and were being applauded by Wall Street.

当时的华尔街 江湖骗子盛行 华尔街还一致称赞

I understood what the game was about,

我知道这是什么游戏

but I didn't want to play in it,

但我不想在里面玩

so I closed down the partnership at the end of 1969,

所以我在1969年底关掉了合伙企业

and I took on the title of Chairman for Berkshire Hathaway.

我开始担任伯克希尔哈撒韦的主席

Well, I think the modern Berkshire is pretty much all a reflection of Warren.

我认为现今的伯克希尔都是沃伦的反射

I have constructed a business that fits me.

我构造的适合我的企业

It's kind of crazy to spend your life painting if you're painting a subject you don't want to look at.

如果你用一生来画你不想看到的画作真是太疯狂了

I've gotten to paint my own painting in business on an unlimited canvas in a way.

我在无尽的帆布上勾勒我自己的画

词汇解析

1、investment

投资

He said the government must introduce tax incentives to encourage investment.

他说政府必须推出税收激励政策来鼓励投资。

One of the most important changes concerns the investment of pension contributions.

最重要的一个变化涉及养老保险基金的投资。

投资金额;投资物

an investment of twenty-eight million pounds.

2,800万英镑的投资金额

You'll be able to earn an average rate of return of 8% on your investments.

你将能获得 8% 的平均投资收益率。

有用的投资物;值得买的东西

When selecting boots, fine, quality leather will be a wise investment.

在挑选长筒靴的时候,购买上等的好皮靴将是明智的选择。

A small-screen portable TV can be a good investment.

小屏幕的便携式电视机很值得买。

2、pretty

（尤指女孩）漂亮的，好看的，标致的

She's a very charming and very pretty girl.

她是一个非常迷人的漂亮女孩。

（地方或事物）漂亮的，美丽的（但无特殊之处）

Whitstable is still a very pretty little town.

惠特斯特布尔仍然是一个非常漂亮的小镇。

comfortable sofas covered in a pretty floral print.

罩着漂亮的印花布的舒适沙发

很；颇；相当

I had a pretty good idea what she was going to do.

我很清楚她会怎么做。

Pretty soon after my arrival I found lodgings.

我到达之后，很快就找到了住处。