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一个犹太人如此教导儿子:“我们唯一的财富就是智慧,当别人说1加1等于2的时候,你应该想到大于2。”1946年,父子俩来到美国,在休斯敦做铜器生意。20年后,父亲离世,儿子从此独自经营铜器店。他始终牢牢记着父亲的话,做过铜鼓,做过瑞士钟表上的弹簧片,做过奥运会的奖牌,甚至把一磅铜卖到3500美元。这时他已是麦考尔公司的董事长。然而,真正让他扬名的,却是纽约州的一堆垃圾。1974年,美国政府因翻新自由女神像扔下了大堆废料,为了清理这些巨大的垃圾,政府向社会广泛招标。但几个月过去了,仍然没人应标,因为在纽约州,垃圾处理有严格规定,弄不好会受到环保组织的起诉。因此没人愿意去干这趟既吃力但可能又不讨好的买卖。
A Jewish person taught his son this way: “Our only wealth is wisdom. When others say that 1 plus 1 equals 2, you should think of more than 2.” In 1946, the father and son came to the United States to do bronze business in Houston. Twenty years later, his father passed away and his son operated brasseries alone. He always kept his father’s words firmly in mind, made bronze drums, made springs on Swiss watches, made medals for the Olympics, and even sold a pound of copper for $3,500. At this time he is the chairman of McCall Corporation. However, what really made him famous was a pile of trash in New York State. In 1974, the U.S. government dropped large quantities of scrap for the renovation of the Statue of Liberty. In order to clean up these huge rubbish, the government extensively solicited the public. However, few months have passed and no one has yet to apply. Because in New York State, there are strict rules for waste disposal, which will be sued by environmental groups. Therefore, no one is willing to go for this difficult but possibly unpleasant sale.