富人和穷人的七个相似之处

 富人和穷人的七个相似之处  When I first started covering the very rich, a wealth manager gave me this piece of advice: "The very rich are like the unemployed¹, except they don't have the edifying² focus of trying to find a job."

在我刚开始报道超级富翁时，一名财富管理师给了我这样一条建议：除了不急着找工作外，那些超级富翁和失业者没什么两样。

In his new e-book, "Rich Man Poor Man," the right-leaning comedian³ Adam Carolla takes the idea even further, making a case that the rich and poor have many things in common.

Everett Collection右翼人士 喜剧演员卡罗拉(Adam Carolla)在他的新电子书《富人与穷人》(Rich Man Poor Man)中将这一观点作了进一步阐述，认为富人和穷人在很多方面有着相似之处。

Of course, many will find Carolla's analogies between rich and poor highly offensive. Some are also a stretch (both rich and poor "use ladders with wheels," "wear eye patches," "keep liquor in a sack" and "use shovels⁴ on construction sites.")

当然，很多人会觉得卡罗拉对富人和穷人的类比非常无礼。其中一些还有点夸张，比如富人和穷人都“使用带滑轮的梯子” “戴眼罩” “把酒装入袋子里”以及“在建筑工地上使用铲子”。

And Carolla is perhaps best known for calling the Occupiers "a bunch of (expletive) self-entitled monsters." He has been a strong supporter of the wealthy in the current class divide.

卡罗拉最有名的一个举动可能是把占领运动的抗议者称作“一群恶魔”。在目前的阶层分化中，卡罗拉一直是富人的鼎力支持者。

But he's a comedian folks. So here are 7 amusing examples from the e-book:

但他也是一名喜剧演员，他的电子书写得还是蛮有趣的，接下来就是他电子书中的七个有趣例子：

1 Outdoor Showers. Rich Guys Ladies always rinse⁵ off in the outdoor shower so "there's no chance of his wife finding a rogue⁶ hair on the shower floor when she gets back from rehab." Poor guys have no shower, so they use the neighbor's hose.

1 户外淋浴。有钱人总在户外淋浴中把自己冲洗干净，这样，他从康复中心回来的妻子永远都没法在浴室地板上发现他胡作非为留下的发丝。穷人因为没有淋浴设施，所以只能使用邻居家的水管。

2 No Wallet. Rich guys carry money clips and the poor just carry around crinkled dollar bills.

2 不带钱包。有钱人用钱夹，穷人则揣着几张皱巴巴的纸币。

3 Spends the Day in Pajamas⁷.

3 白天穿着睡衣。

4 They Row. Rich guys crew, poor guys row to find food.

4 他们都划船。有钱人参加赛艇运动，穷人划船则是为了填饱肚子。

5 Always With Their Dogs. Socialites carry their mini-breeds, while the poor have to keep their canine⁸ friends tied to a shopping cart.

5 和狗形影不离。社会精英抱着他们的袖珍小狗，穷人则把狗拴在购物车上。

6 Spend Evenings in Front of a Roaring Fire.

6 在熊熊炉火旁度过他们的傍晚时光。

7 Spend Thanksgiving in a Soup Kitchen. The rich serve and the poor eat.

7 在施粥所过感恩节。有钱人发放食物，穷人吃。

What are some other ways the rich are like the poor?

富人和穷人还有其他什么相似的地方吗?

1 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

2 edifying   

adj.有教训意味的，教训性的，有益的v.开导，启发( edify的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Young students are advised to read edifying books to improve their mind. 建议青年学生们读一些陶冶性情的书籍，以提高自己的心智。 来自辞典例句
• This edifying spectacle was the final event of the Governor's ball. 这个有启发性的表演便是省长的舞会的最后一个节目了。 来自辞典例句

3 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

4 shovels   

n.铲子( shovel的名词复数 )；锹；推土机、挖土机等的)铲；铲形部份v.铲子( shovel的第三人称单数 )；锹；推土机、挖土机等的)铲；铲形部份

参考例句：

• workmen with picks and shovels 手拿镐铲的工人
• In the spring, we plunge shovels into the garden plot, turn under the dark compost. 春天，我们用铁锨翻开园子里黑油油的沃土。 来自辞典例句

5 rinse   

v.用清水漂洗，用清水冲洗

参考例句：

• Give the cup a rinse.冲洗一下杯子。
• Don't just rinse the bottles. Wash them out carefully.别只涮涮瓶子，要仔细地洗洗里面。

6 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

7 pajamas   

n.睡衣裤

参考例句：

• At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时，我脱去衣服，换上睡衣。
• He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。

8 canine   

adj.犬的，犬科的

参考例句：

• The fox is a canine animal.狐狸是犬科动物。
• Herbivorous animals have very small canine teeth,or none.食草动物的犬牙很小或者没有。