
25歲澳青年靠打工投資 身價千萬
While young Taiwanese are complaining that they cannot afford to buy a house, a 25-year-old Australian has already bought 10 houses.
當台灣年輕人還在怨嘆買不起房子,澳洲有位25歲青年,
while(conj.)在~的同時=during;雖然=although;但是=but;(n.)一會兒;一段時間complain(v.)抱怨;訴若;發牢騷afford(v.)買得起;有時間做;能做;提供buy-bought-bought買
He obtained them in 8 years by investing with his meager salary.
靠著微薄的薪水投資,在短短八年內坐擁10間房產,
obtain(vt.)得到;獲得invest(v.)投資;投入meager(adj.)微薄的;很少的;不足的
Those houses are now worth NTD40 million.
價值超過4千萬。
worth(adj.)值~錢的
This young person is Eddie. He is from a single-parent family.
這位年輕人名叫艾迪,他來自單親家庭。
He lived with his mother in a rented house since he was little.
從小與母親一同租屋生活,
rented(adj.)租用的
Therefore, he dreamed of owning his own house.
因此很想擁有自己的房子。
therefore(adv.)因此;所以;因而
He had a part-time job in McDonald’s since he was 17 years old. He used the savings to borrow money from a bank to buy a house.
他17歲開始靠著在麥當勞打工存下的工資跟銀行貸款買房。
part-time(adj.)兼職的;(adv.)兼職地
With the money he made through the first house, Eddie soon bought another house.
透過第一棟房子賺到的錢,艾迪很快又買了另一間房子。
Eight years passed, now he has become a rich man.
八年過去,他現在已經成為一位富翁。
pass(v.)(時間)流逝;通過(考試等);傳送;經過;路過
“You have got to have fun in the meantime, but you have got to be well prepared for the next 15 or 20 years.”
他說:「你要享受人生,但同時也要好好為接下來的15、20年準備。」
in the meantime在此期間;與此同時prepared(adj.)有準備的;準備好的