"Who wants to be a Millionaire①? I don't," says Charles Gray
Angus Deayton interviews② exmillionaire③ Charles Gray
A lot of people are determined④ to become a millionaire. They spend half their time dreaming up⑤ ways of getting⑥ rich, and the rest of their time thinking about all the enjoyable⑦things they would do once they got rich⑧. But do all millionaires find the happiness that they thought they would get⑨ when they achieve their goals⑩? Some millionaires continue to be concerned⑪ about money when they become millionaires. They are hardworking⑫ to get all that money. Then they are hardworking to make sure they never lose it!
But there are people who have turned their backs on⑬ their millions⑭ and found different ways to be happy in their lives. Charles Gray is one example.
Sixteen years ago, Charles was a college professor with⑮ a huge sixbedroom house and $2 million. Today he lives in a small dormitory⑯ room ⑰where there is only secondhand⑱ furniture⑲. There are certainly no signs that Charles was a rich man⑳! There is a small garden outside with a few fruit trees. Charles grows some vegetables and a few flowers. He gets his clothes and a lot of other things from charity shops.
①millionaire n.百万富翁
②interview vt.&n.采访,面试
interviewer n.采访者
interviewee n.被采访者
③exmillionaire n.前百万富翁
ex为前缀,意为"前任的,前......",如:expresident前任总统。
④determined/dI'tɜːmInd/adj.有决心的
determine/dI'tɜːmIn/vt.确定,决定
⑤dream up凭空想出,构思
dream of/about梦见,梦想
⑥ways of doing sth.做某事的办法