網友傳來巴菲特的建言, 我把英譯稍做修改,轉貼於此,其中許多建議深得吾心.

There was a one-hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:

CNBC電視台對世界排名第二的富豪華倫巴菲特做了一小時專訪,巴菲特已捐310億美元給慈善機構,以下是他對於人生的一些非常有趣的見解:

1.He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he  started too late!

他11歲買了第一張股票,現在他後悔買得太晚!
 
2.He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering  newspapers.

他14歲時,就用他從小送報紙存的錢,買了一個小農場.

3.He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha, that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.

他雖然富甲一方,至今仍住在奧瑪哈小鎮的一棟三房小屋內,那是他50年前結婚時買的房子.他說他們家什麼都不缺! 他的房子沒有圍牆也沒有籬笆.

4.He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.

他都自己開車出門,沒有請司機也沒有保鑣跟著他.

5.He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.

他雖然是世界最大的私人噴射客機公司的老闆,但卻從來不搭私人飛機旅行.

6.His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. He has given his CEO's only two rules.

他公司 Berkshire Hathaway旗下擁有63家企業.他每年只寫一封信給這些企業的總裁,把今年的營運目標告訴他們. 他從來不定期主持或召開會議,他給這些總裁們的守則只有以下兩條:
Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holder's money.

守則一:不要讓公司的投資人虧錢
Rule number 2: Do not forget rule  number 1.

守則二: 不要忘記守則一.

7.He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television.

他不太跟上流社會交際應酬.下班後主要消遣就是看電視吃自己做的爆米花.
 
8.Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the
meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.

五年前世界首富比爾蓋茲第一次跟巴菲特見面時,本以為跟巴菲特沒有什麼共同點,所以只排了半個小時會談時間.但兩人見面後,竟然一談談了10個小時,從此,比爾蓋茲變成巴菲特的忠實信徒 ,獻身慈善事業

9.Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone,nor has a computer on his desk.

巴菲特不帶手機,桌上也沒有電腦.

His advice to young people:"Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and Remember:
他給時下年輕人的建議是「遠離信用卡的物慾, 多投資自己並且牢記以下幾點:」

A.Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.

A. 錢不會造人.人才會製造錢.

B.Live your life as simple as you are.

B. 過簡單的生活.

C.Don't do what others say, just listen them, but do what you feel good

C.別人說的話聽聽就好,不一定要照做,做你自己覺得好的事.
 
D.Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which u feel comfortable.

D.別迷上名牌,穿戴你覺得舒服的服飾即可.

E.Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on them who really in need rather.

E.不要把錢浪費在無謂的事情上,要把錢花在真正需要的地方.

F.After all it's your life then why give chance to others to rule our life.

F.總而言之,這是你的人生,幹嘛讓其他人來指揮你的人生呢 ?