Li Ka-shing and a Coin 李嘉诚和一枚硬币

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[00:01.80]Li Ka-shing and a Coin 李嘉诚和一枚硬币

[00:04.19]Once while trying to reach his car key,

[00:08.79]Li Ka-shing (East Asia’s richest man and generous philanthropist)

[00:14.15]dropped a two-dollar coin,which rolled under the car.

[00:17.77]He figured that when the car started,

[00:20.50]the coin would fall into the gutter¹,

[00:22.47]so he squatted² down in an attempt to pick it up.

[00:25.63]Seeing this, an Indian attendant on duty immediately picked it up for him.

[00:31.00]Having got his coin,Li Ka-shing surprisingly gave the attendant 100 dollars as a reward.

[00:37.46]His explanation was, “if the attendant had not picked up the coin,

[00:42.38]it would have rolled into the gutterand the two dollars would have disappeared from the world.

[00:47.41]When I gave 100 dollars to the attendant,

[00:50.46]he could spend it for some useful purpose.

[00:52.76]I think money should be used, not wasted.”

[00:55.93]This incident illustrates³ Li Ka-shing’s philosophy of economy.

[01:00.08]It also shows his way of thinking,

[01:02.61]that is, he judges whether it increases or decreases the total net income of the society.

[01:09.18]As long as the total net income of society is increased,

[01:13.55]it does not matter if he himself suffers a loss;

[01:16.82]on the contrary, if the total net income of the society is decreased,

[01:21.96]his own personal financial gain will still be a loss in a broad sense.

[01:26.12]We should not look down upon his way of considering the total net income of society

[01:31.03]—it is a big issue concerning the wealth and strength of the nation.

[01:35.65]The ideology⁴ of Li Ka-shing is one that can enrich a nation.

[01:40.55]His mentality⁵ is worthy⁶ of our deep reflection.

1 gutter   

n.沟，街沟，水槽，檐槽，贫民窟

参考例句：

• There's a cigarette packet thrown into the gutter.阴沟里有个香烟盒。
• He picked her out of the gutter and made her a great lady.他使她脱离贫苦生活，并成为贵妇。

2 squatted   

v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的过去式和过去分词 )；非法擅自占用（土地或房屋）；为获得其所有权；而占用某片公共用地。

参考例句：

• He squatted down beside the footprints and examined them closely. 他蹲在脚印旁仔细地观察。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He squatted in the grass discussing with someone. 他蹲在草地上与一个人谈话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 illustrates   

给…加插图( illustrate的第三人称单数 )； 说明； 表明； （用示例、图画等）说明

参考例句：

• This historical novel illustrates the breaking up of feudal society in microcosm. 这部历史小说是走向崩溃的封建社会的缩影。
• Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had an experience which illustrates this. 阿尔弗莱德 - 阿德勒是一位著名的医生，他有过可以说明这点的经历。 来自中级百科部分

4 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

5 mentality   

n.心理，思想，脑力

参考例句：

• He has many years'experience of the criminal mentality.他研究犯罪心理有多年经验。
• Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.经营企业所要求具备的心态和上班族的心态截然不同。

6 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。