格言、谚语

    阿里巴巴的创始人马云在50岁成了中国首富，可是在CNBC的采访中他透露金钱并不使他快乐。请看本报周五的报道：

    Alibaba founder and former schoolteacher Jack Ma is today’s modern version of the poor little rich man. At 50, he became China’s richest person after the Sept. 19 initial public offering (IPO) of his e-commerce giant on New York Stock Exchange. The IPO, which broke global records for the highest amount raised at US$25 billion in fresh capital, boosted Ma’s value to US$28 billion.

    However, while his bank account keeps on getting fatter, Ma’s happiness meter continues to plummet, confirming the adage that money can’t buy happiness — not even if you have US$28 billion, which Ma couldn’t spend faster than he could earn it.

    报道中的adage就是“格言、谚语”的意思。例如：

    I refer him to the adage “a rolling stone gathers no mass.”

    我以“滚石不生苔”这格言规劝他。