I went to work when I was just out of grammar school.I got a job as quotation-board boy in a stockbrokerage office.I was quick at figures.At school I did three years of arithmetic in one.I was particularly good at mental arithmetic.As quotation-board boy I posted the numbers on the big board in the customers’room.One of the customers usually sat by the ticker and called out the prices.They couldn’t come too fast for me.I have always remembered figures.No trouble at all.
初中刚毕业我就外出打工了。我在一家股票经纪行的营业部找到了一份工作，在股票行情板上抄写数据。算术是我的强项。在学校读书的时候，我只用了一年时间就学完了三年的数学课程。我最擅长的是心算。作为一个抄写行情的小男孩，我在客户们的营业间穿梭往来，在他们的大黑板上登记着有关行情的数据。通常会有一位客户坐在自动报价机旁边，不停地喊叫着价格。无论他读的有多快，我总能将这些数字烂熟于心，从不会出错。
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