主题：lemon的英文笔记

"I created an 82-page business plan for what I wanted to do and pitched （投，扔）it to everyone I knew with money," said Matt, now 34. "I couldn't find anyone to invest." So on a much smaller scale（规模，像上次提及过的LARGESTALE，SMALL SCALE等）, he decided to go it alone（单干）, setting his sights on three-family（？） buildings in Dorchester（多尔切斯特）, a Boston neighborhood. About that time, as luck would have it（碰巧）, Matt befriended（帮助，待人如友） a seasoned（经验丰富的，SEASON: 经久阅历）real estate investor who was buying a unit in the building where Matt lived. We hit it off（合得来）, and he took me under his wing," said Matt. Three years later Matt has $1.3 million worth of equity （资产净值）in five multifamily（多户家庭的） buildings in Dorchester and one single-family rehab（修复） in the well-to-do Boston suburb（郊区） Wellesley（韦尔兹利）. Better yet, his rental income yields（增长，生产） enough cash that Matt quit his day job in April to be a full-time landlord.Here's how he turned an 82-page idea into a career.

Leave your indecisiveness （犹豫不决）at home It does little good to get the inside scoop（独家新闻） if you're not willing to act quickly. Matt said he always shows up to a property with an offer letter in hand. If he likes the place, he writes in his price and signs on the dotted line（在虚线上签字）. His fourth building -- a once-vacant（一度闲置的） building that was renovated by the city of Boston -- was one such place. "I happened to know the broker who was selling the property and she called me to come down and see it as soon as she heard about it," said Matt. So was his fifth, a two-family Victorian（维多利亚时代的） that was, according to Matt, the most dilapidated（荒废的） building in one of the nicest parts of Dorchester. Ditto （同上，A VERY IMPORTANT WORD)for his sixth, a single-family home in Wellesley, an area known for its great school system and pricey real estate. The 1873 house, which he bought for $382,000 this past April, needs about $100,000 worth of renovations but should fetch a substantial (富有的，坚实的）price when completed. Matt recently listed the house Craigslist.org for $679,000. It's quite a（相当有点。。） price for a 1,300-square-foot house but not so far-fetched for the Wellesley market.

Keep your day job as long as possible<!--startclickprintexclude--><!--endclickprintexclude-->It goes without saying that you can't quit your day job until your rental property yields enough cash to support you. After you reach that point, however, stay with the job until it becomes impossible to manage your workload（工作量） and your real estate, he suggested. Doing so will allow you to pad your 401(k) （？）and build up your cash reserves（储量）. "I have one year's worth of mortgage（抵押） payments in the bank," said Matt, whose mortgages add up to （合计达）about $14,000 a month. Buy with "other people's money"

I feel so sorry as I have so little time to be here.But I will always be happy to see what you post.To Speak truth,I prefer your earlier news style ,for it is short and easy to be understood.

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来自wwenglish的文摘 2004-6-21

1.strong dollar,weak dollar 坚挺的美元，疲软的美元？

2.TWO THUMBS UP! 极品! 非常好!

two thumbs up顾名思义就是双手举起大拇指,表扬一番

3.

外商投资企业：Foreign-investment enterprise

外来投资企业：Outside investment enterprise

外商独资企业：foreign-owned enterprise

4.

大专学历（associated degree)

大本(BA or BS)bechelor of arts or bechelor of science

研究生（postgratuate)

博士（PHD)philosophy doctor

大一freshman 大二sophamore

大三　junior 大四 senior

2004-6-21

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2.way to gWTG: cool,great...干得好,太棒了....之類的

2004-6-21 最近遗忘最迅速的词汇

1. 精华 extract
2. 雷声 thunder
3. 调试 debug
4. 女孩 gal
5. 刮胡子 shave
6. 存钱 deposit
7. 辫子 braid/plait
8. 在。。。方面落后 fall behind in
9. 发抖 thrill
10. 直觉 intuition
11. 饿死 starve
12. 敏锐 acument
13. 逗留‘徘徊 linger/wander
14. 命运 destiny
15. 喋喋不休 chatter
16. 土木 civil
17. 沮丧的 gloomy
18. 与其说 不如说 not so much as
19. gotcha=i ve got u
20. hunk 大块
21. 受害人 victim
22. 证人 witness
23. 付诸表决 put to the vote
24. missish 矜持的
25. idle 游手好闲的
26. 强制的 mandatory
27. casing 包装 外套
28. convention 会议
29. 现象 phenomenon
30. 乘 multiply
31. 快餐 snack
32. 独享 engross

2004-6-21 用餐词汇

1. 咖喱 curry
2. 虾丸 prawn ball
3. 肉片 pork slices
4. 排骨 chop
5. 牛腩 beef brisket
6. 里脊 fillet
7. 酥饼 puff pasty
8. 胡萝卜 carrot
9. 花生酱 peanut sauce
10. 云吞 wonton
11. 豆腐 tofu
12. 芋头 yam
13. 椰子 coconut
14. 紫米 purple sago
15. 核桃 walnut
16. muffin 松饼，麦芬
17. torte 果子奶油蛋糕，果酱派