华尔街的赚钱经 第61期:隔夜快递之父(3)
时间：2018-12-31 作者：英语课 分类：华尔街的赚钱经
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Growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, Smith says, "I didn't know I wanted to go into business, but I knew I wanted a leadership position. That appealed to me."
在田纳西州孟菲斯市长大的史密斯说道，“我自己不清楚到底要不要从商，但我知道我想当上领导。这点极其吸引力。”
At 15, he was operating a crop-duster over the flat fields of the Mississippi Delta 1.As a student at Yale University, he helped resurrect the Yale flying club; its alumni had populated naval 2 aviation history, including the famous "millionaires' unit" in World War I. Smith took care of the club's business and ran a small air-charter operation in New Haven 3.
15岁时，他曾在密西西比三角洲的平原上驾驶过农用飞机。作为耶鲁大学的学生，他帮忙重建了耶鲁大学飞行俱乐部；其中不少成员的大名都书写在海军航空史上，包括第一次世界大战中著名的“百万富翁支队”。飞史密斯不仅掌管着俱乐部，还在纽黑文经营了一家小型飞机租赁公司。
With little time to study, his scholastic 4 performance suffered, but Smith never stopped looking for the "big idea."
他没什么时间学习，学业成绩开始下滑，但是史密斯从来没有放弃追求自己的“远大抱负”。
He thought he had found it when he wrote a term paper for an economics class. He outlined an idea for a transportation company that would guarantee overnight delivery of small, time-sensitive goods一 replacement 5 parts and medical supplies-to major U.S. cities. The professor was not impressed.
在写经济学的学期论文时，他觉得自己找到了“远大抱负”。他大致描述了一下自己的想法，他想建立一家运输公司，隔夜运送一些小的、保质期短的物品——备用零件和医疗供给到美国的主要城市。然而教授对此并不感兴趣。
Smith was certain he was onto something, but it would be a while before he could turn his idea into reality.
史密斯确定他将有所行动，但要把想法变成现实还需要一段时间。
n.（流的）角洲
- He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
- The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所
- It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
- The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。
adj.学校的，学院的，学术上的
- There was a careful avoidance of the sensitive topic in the scholastic circles.学术界小心地避开那个敏感的话题。
- This would do harm to students' scholastic performance in the long run.这将对学生未来的学习成绩有害。
n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品
- We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
- They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
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