19."What is your income,my boy?"Mr.Parkinson asked. 20.Very little,sir.” 21.“And your future? 22."What do you mean,sir?" 23."What is your purpose in life,Mr. Dandolos?" 24."To seek the truth,sir." 25.Mr.Parkinson took a deep breath and counted to five,in order to control himself.Before him stood a man who had the audacity to tell him that his purpose in life was to seek truth instead of money
19. “What is your income, my boy?” Mr. Parkinson asked. 20. “Very little, sir. ” 21. “And your future?” 22. “What do you mean, sir?” 23. “What is your purpose in life, Mr. Dandolos?” 24. “To seek the truth, sir. ” 25. Mr. Parkinson took a deep breath and counted to five, in order to control himself. Before him stood a man who had the audacity to tell him that his purpose in life was to seek truth instead of money
26."That sounds very romantic,very brave.But I don't think you're very practical,Mr.Dandolos. 27."You are correct,sir."Nick agreed. 28."You want to marry my daughter and take her away from all of this?What will you give her in return?"He indicated the room and the house and all its luxury. 29.Nick smiled.“My way of life.” 30."Your way of life!"Mr.Parkinson made no attempt to conceal his anger."A few figs sold here and there?Raising my grandchildren in poor surroundings?No.Not for my Elizabeth She deserves much more
26. “That sounds very romantic, very brave. But I don’t think you’re very practical, Mr. Dandolos. ” 27. “You are correct, sir. ” Nick agreed. 28. “You want to marry my daughter and take her away from all of this? What will you give her in return? ” He indicated the room and the house and all its luxury. 29. Nick smiled.“My way of life. ” 30. “Your way of life!” Mr. Parkinson made no attempt to conceal his anger.“A few figs sold here and there? Raising my grandchildren in poor surroundings? No. Not for my Elizabeth. She deserves much more.
--一--一一--一 -一---一一--一--0- 31.Nick calmly asked,"What do you want for your daughter, Mr.Parkinson?" 32."Money,"Mr.Parkinson replied."I want her to have every luxury possible-to be able to lead the life she has n0w” 33."Then I will secure it for her. 34.Mr.Parkinson laughed."You make it sound simple. Where will you find it?" 35."I'll have to give the matter some thought. 36."Considerable thought,"Mr.Parkinson said mockingly
31. Nick calmly asked, “What do you want for your daughter, Mr. Parkinson?” 32. “Money,” Mr. Parkinson replied. “I want her to have every luxury possible－to be able to lead the life she has now. ” 33. “Then I will secure it for her. ” 34. Mr. Parkinson laughed. “You make it sound simple. Where will you find it?” 35. “I’ll have to give the matter some thought. ” 36. “Considerable thought,”Mr. Parkinson said mockingly
37.Nick never enjoyed talking about money.But now his happiness depended on it.He asked,"How much money would be required to make you...er...I mean,your daughter,happy?" 38.Mr.Parkinson allowed a minute to pass without speaking and then gave his answer:"One million dollars." 39.He watched Nick,certain that he had succeeded in crushing the young man's ambition.But Nick remained calm."How much time will you give me to make it?" 40."One year from today,"Mr.Parkinson said."One year,and one million dollars,and Elizabeth is yours."He was delighted. He was sure he had gotten rid of this Greek forever.He nodded to Nick,got up,and left the room
37. Nick never enjoyed talking about money. But now his happiness depended on it. He asked,“How much money would be required to make you … er … I mean, your daughter, happy?” 38. Mr. Parkinson allowed a minute to pass without speaking and then gave his answer: “One million dollars. ” 39. He watched Nick, certain that he had succeeded in crushing the young man’s ambition. But Nick remained calm. “How much time will you give me to make it?” 40. “One year from today, ”Mr. Parkinson said.“One year, and one million dollars, and Elizabeth is yours. ”He was delighted. He was sure he had gotten rid of this Greek forever. He nodded to Nick, got up, and left the room
41.Nick walked all the way back home.He tried to think of all the ways in which one could make a million dollars within twelve months.He finally decided that he could never make it in commercial business because he did not have enough money to start one.He needed to find another solution. 42.The next morning,he visited a friend to talk about a different idea-betting on horses. 43.For hours his friend tried to convince Nick that it was impossible to make a million dollars on horse-racing.But Nick's mind was made up.Finally the friend advised Nick to go to Canada,where he could try his luck at the Canadian race tracks He did not want to leave Elizabeth,but he saw no other way to raise the money he needed
41. Nick walked all the way back home.He tried to think of all the ways in which one could make a million dollars within twelve months. He finally decided that he could never make it in commercial business because he did not have enough money to start one. He needed to find another solution. 42. The next morning, he visited a friend to talk about a different idea－betting on horses. 43. For hours his friend tried to convince Nick that it was impossible to make a million dollars on horse-racing. But Nick’s mind was made up. Finally the friend advised Nick to go to Canada, where he could try his luck at the Canadian race tracks. He did not want to leave Elizabeth, but he saw no other way to raise the money he needed