“按照这个宏伟目标,我们的希望是——打个比方——一对很长时间没有激情的老年夫妇在吃完50周年纪念晚餐后,轻柔的音乐、蜡烛红酒等刺激了妻子很久未有的性欲,她对丈夫认真地提议到上楼做爱。丈夫犹豫了一会说道,‘上楼和做爱,我只能选一个。’”
Two years later, in a similar letter to investors, Mr Buffett compared unsuccessful business deals to "ugly" women saying:
两年后,在类似的给投资者的信中,巴菲特把不成功的交易比作“丑陋”的女性:
“A line from Bobby Bare’s country song explains what too often happens with acquisitions: 'I’ve never gone to bed with an ugly woman, but I’ve sure woke up with a few.'”
“Bobby Bare乡村歌曲中的一句歌词解释了收购过程中经常发生的事情:我从未和丑女一起上床睡觉,但我早上醒来的时候还是有过一些丑女躺在身边的。”
And while the 86-year old has perhaps become crasser – or at least more uninhibited – with age, he seems to have always had a penchant for odd references.
随着年龄的增长,86岁的巴菲特可能更粗鲁,或者至少更放任自己,但他一直喜欢用奇怪的事物来做比喻。
Even way back in 1985, he attempted to emphasise the importance of patience by using an off-the-wall reference to childbirth.
在1985年,他曾用一些关于分娩的异乎寻常的比喻来强调耐心的重要性。
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