英文短篇故事（纽约）436 Burn a Pile of Cash
时间：2019-02-15 作者：英语课 分类：英文短篇故事（纽约）
He needed money. He went to a crowd-funding website. On it, anyone could try to raise money for any purpose. His purpose was: "Give me a million dollars, and I'll burn it all in Union Square. The bonfire will show our contempt 1 for cash and greed 2." A year later, site visitors had donated a million dollars. His friend asked, "Well, when are you going to burn it?" He said, "Burn it? Who would burn a million bucks 3? I'm going to buy myself a condo." She said, "But you made a deal with the donors 4. They did their part; now you must do your part." He said, "Forget it! If I'd known I'd collect a million, I wouldn't have offered to burn it." She said, "You're not keeping your part of the bargain. How can you live with yourself?" He said, "I'm a millionaire now. It's easy to live with myself."
- She looked at him with immediate and undisguised contempt.她用毫不掩饰的轻蔑眼光看着他。
- He refused to answer in contempt of the rules of the court.他藐视法院规章，拒绝回答。
- His greed knows no limits.他的贪心永无止境。
- Greed was his only motive for stealing.贪婪是他盗窃的唯一动机。
- They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
- They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》