George Soros is no doubt a pivotal figure in the world today。
乔治·索罗斯毫无疑问是当今全球举足轻重的人物。
George Soros used to be a hedge－fund manager。
乔治·索罗斯曾是一位对冲基金经理。
George Soros helped eject the pound from the Exchange Rate Mechanism in 1992。
1992年，乔治·索罗斯“帮助”英镑脱离了欧洲汇率体系。
George Soros did Britain a favour。
乔治·索罗斯帮助了英国。
George Soros sets aside a proportion of the profits from his financial gambles to fund educational foundations and other good works。
乔治·索罗斯留出了在金融赌博中获得的一部分利润，用于资助教育基金会和做其他善事。
George Soros is a speculator。
索罗斯是一个投机商。
During this crisis， the international investment founds with George Soros’s Quantum Fund as the most famous one has played a key role。
以索罗斯为代表的国际投资基金在这次危机中起到了关键的作用。
This is an unauthorized biography of George Soros。
这是一本未经授权的索罗斯传记。
George Soros testified that indeed institutions and speculators were a significant force behind the price rise。
乔治·索罗斯证实，机构和炒家的确是商品价格上涨背后的一股重要推动力量。
George Soros said he is afraid of uncertainty。
索罗斯说他很害怕不确定性。
A remarkably distinguished group of economists gathered together including George Soros。
一群非常杰出的经济学家汇聚一堂，包括乔治·索罗斯。
He co－founded the Quantum Forum with George Soros。
他与乔治·索罗斯共同创立了量子基金。
Billionaire George Soros is good at finding financial opportunities。
亿万富翁乔治·索罗斯善于发现商机。
George Soros supports the government’s stimulus measures。
索罗斯支持政府的振兴经济措施。
George Soros pledged to give up to ＄50m over two years。
索罗斯承诺在两年内捐赠5000万美元。
Let’s Talk！
开始交流吧！
Mike： What book are you reading·
麦克：你在看什么书·
Daisy： A book about George Soros。
黛西：一本关于乔治索罗斯的书。
Mike： Who is George Soros·
麦克：谁是乔治索罗斯·
Daisy： I can’t believe you didn’t know him。
黛西：我不敢相信你居然没听说过他。
Mike： I do not know much about fiancé。
麦克：我对金融不太了解。
Daisy： He is so famous， he is the one who break down the economy of England。
黛西：他非常出名，他一个人拖垮了整个英国的经济。
Mike： How did he do that·
麦克：他是怎么做到的·
Daisy： He used the power of leverage。
黛西：他使用了杠杆的力量。
Mike： I do not understand。
麦克：我不明白。
Daisy： It’s a term in finance， that is， he enlarged the power by leverage。
黛西：这是金融里的一个术语，是指他用杠杆放大了力量。
Mike： So that it is powerful enough to destroy a country。
麦克：因此它强大到足以毁掉一个国家。
Daisy： You are brilliant。
黛西：你很聪明。
Mike： I must learn about this， could you lend the book to me some day·
麦克：我要学学看，你哪天能把书借给我看吗·
Daisy： Ok， after I finished。
黛西：好，我看完了就给你。
Joe Girard
乔·吉拉德
乔·吉拉德是世界上最伟大的销售员，他连续12年荣登吉尼斯记录大全“全球销售第一”的宝座，他“连续12年平均每天销售6辆车”的汽车销售纪录至今无人能破。乔也是全球最受欢迎的演讲大师，曾为众多“世界500强”企业精英传授他的经验，全球数百万人被其演讲所感动，为其事迹所激励。
About Girard
关于吉拉德
Joseph Samuel Gerard， better known as Joe Girard is an American salesman。 He is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s greatest salesman for twelve consecutive years， selling 13，001 cars at a Chevrolet dealership between 1963 and 1978。
Girard worked from childhood on。 A high school dropout， he started working as a shoeshine boy， then he worked as a newsboy for the Detroit Free Press at the age of nine， and then as a dishwasher， delivery boy， stove assembler， and home building contractor。 In 1963， then the thirty－five－year－old walked into a Detroit car dealership and begged a skeptical manager for a job as a salesman。 He sold a car on his first day and， by the second month， was so good， some of the other salesmen complained and got him fired。 His next job was at Merollis Chevrolet in Eastpointe， Michigan， which he held until his retirement in 1977。 There， he set consecutive sales records over a fifteen year period。
One of America’s most sought－after speakers， Joe Girard appears before such companies as General Motors， Hewlett－Packard， and Kmart。Mr。 Girard’s awards include The Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement， and he has been nominated for the Horatio Alger Award by the late Dr。 Norman Vincent Peale and the late Lowell Thomas。 Joe Girard now resides in Grosse Pointe Shores， Michigan。 In 2001， he was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame。
谁能相信，35岁以前的乔却诸事不顺，干什么都以失败告终。他换过40余种工作，仍一事无成，甚至当过小偷，开过赌场。他从事的建筑生意也惨遭失败，身负巨额债务，几乎走投无路。其成功的秘诀究竟何在·