天價小費～95年前的預言成真！
Ninety-five years ago, Albert Einstein predicted that a note he wrote for a courier would be more valuable than a regular tip, and he was right.
愛因斯坦在95年前，預言他寫給信差的字條將會比一般小費更值錢，而他說對了！
predict(v.)預言;預料courier(n.)信差;遞送員tip(n.)小費;(v.)給小費
Einstein was traveling in Japan in 1922 when he was told he would be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
愛因斯坦1922年前往日本，當時他被通知將獲頒諾貝爾物理學獎。
award(v.)給予;授予;判給;(n.)獎prize(n.)獎;獎賞;獎金;不易達到的目標;(v.)重視physics(不可數n.)物理學
In Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel, Einstein scribbled the note in German to a courier since he did not have cash to tip him.
信差到愛因斯坦下榻的東京帝國飯店送信給他，因為愛因斯坦手頭上剛好沒有零鈔，便用德文寫了字條當小費。
imperial(adj.)帝國的;皇帝的;(adj.)英制的scribble(v.)匆匆地寫;(n.)亂寫;塗鴉
“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than a pursuit of success bound with constant restlessness,” it reads.
字條上寫著：「恬靜簡樸的生活，比汲汲營營追求成功更為幸福」。
modest(adj.)適中的;謙虛的;舉止端莊的pursuit(n.)追求;追擊;追蹤;嗜好bound(adj.)綁住的;受約束的;必然的constant(adj.)連續不斷的;穩定的restlessness(n.)焦躁
The winning bid for the note far exceeded the pre-auction estimate of between USD5,000 and 8,000.
字條拍賣出的價格遠遠超過拍賣會前預估的5到8千美金。
bid(n.)出價;投標;企圖得到;(v.)出價(尤指拍賣);投標;爭取exceed(vt.)超過;超出(範圍)auction(n.)拍賣estimate(n.;vt.)估價;估算
It sold at an auction in Jerusalem for USD1.56 million. The buyer wished to remain anonymous, the auction house said.
它在耶路撒冷的拍賣會上以156萬美元賣出。拍賣行表示，買家希望匿名。
remain(v.)保持不變;停留anonymous(adj.)匿名的
Another note Einstein gave the courier, which reads “Where there’s a will, there’s a way,” was sold for USD240,000.
另一張愛因斯坦送給信差的字條寫著：「有志者，事竟成」則以24萬美元賣出。
will(n.)意志;決心;毅力;心願
The buyer and seller of either note were unidentified.
這兩張字條的買家及賣家皆未具名。
unidentified(adj.)未知的;保密的