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我写的双语小说《沐于浮华》Bathing in the Limelight胖掌柜看着他，脸上的表情渐渐从不耐烦变成了同情。但这种同情，是一种高高在上的、带着优越感的同情，就像一个人看着一条快要饿死的狗，心里想着：可怜是可怜，但我总不能把自己的饭给它吃。“王狗剩啊，”胖掌柜叹了口气，语气难得地柔和了一些，“听我一句劝，别存钱了。有钱就花，有东西就买。这年头，钱放在手里，那就是纸。只有换成粮食、换成布匹、换成真金白银，那才是你自己的。你懂不懂？”The shopkeeper watched him, his expression gradually shifting from impatience to sympathy. But it was the sympathy of the fortunate for the damned—the condescending mercy of a man watching a starving dog, thinking: Pity, yes, but I cannot share my meal."Doggy Wang," the shopkeeper sighed, his voice softening uncharacteristically, "take my advice. Stop hoarding money. Spend it while you can. Buy things while they're still available. These days, cash in hand is just paper. Only when you've turned it into grain, into cloth, into gold and silver—only then does it truly belong to you. Got it?"
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