Lady: Do you drink?

女：您喝酒嗎？

Man: Yes

男：有

Lady: How much a day?

女：每天喝多少？

Man: 3 six packs

男：3個 6罐裝

Lady: How much per six pack

女：買一個 6 罐裝要花多少錢？

Man: about $10.00

男：大約 $10.-

Lady: And how long have you been drinking?

女：您已經(jīng)喝多久了？

Man: 15 years

男：有15年了

Lady: So 1 six pack cost $10.00 and youhave 3 six packs a day which puts your spending each month at $900. In oneyear, it would be $10,800 correct?

女：計算一下您每個月要花 $900.- 也等于一年喝掉 $10,800.- 對不對？

Man: Correct

男：正確

Lady: If in 1 year you spend $10,800 notaccounting for inflation, the

past 15 years puts your spending at$162,000 correct?

女：就算不加計通貨膨脹您這15年的喝酒開支是 $162,000.- 對不對？

Man: Correct

男：完全同意

Lady: Do you know that if you hadn't drank,that money could have been

put in a step-up interest savings accountand after accounting for

compound interest for the past 15 years,you could have now bought a Ferrari?

女：您知道嗎？如果您不喝酒而把這些錢存入銀行利上滾利就已經(jīng)足夠您買一輛" 法拉利 "

Man: Do you drink?

男：請問您喝酒嗎？

Lady: No

女：不喝

Man: Where's your Ferrari

男：那么您的 " 法拉利 " 在那里？