riches befitting royalty是什么意思?

One of the greatest stories of rags to riches success is that of Andrew Carnegie,who started life in poverty but became one of the richest men in the world.
Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1835,the son of a weaver.In 1848,the family moved to the United States and at 13 Carnegie began to work in a cotton mill,earning $1.5 per week.About three years later,he found a better job as a telegraph messenger boy.At work,his superiors (上级) were impressed by his abilities and willingness to work hard.In 1853,he gained an office job at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.This was his first big break.He continued to impress and rose rapidly through the company,gaining_more_and_more_responsibility.At the same time,Carnegie loved reading very much and made use of every opportunity to visit the library.He read widely on all subjects,particularly literature.
Carnegie now began to save a little money and,with the help of his employer,began to make some successful investments.He invested in the iron industry and eventually set up in business himself,owning several iron and steel plants.This was where he made his fortune.By the 1890s, the Carnegie Steel Company was the biggest and most profitable business in the world.
Carnegie had always believed that the pursuit (追求) of wealth was never an end in itself.In his view,successful,wealthy people should redistribute their wealth for the benefit of everyone in society.True to his word,in 1901,at the age of 66,he retired from business and devoted the rest of his life to charity work.
Carnegie’s lack of formal education and his poor family background clearly didn’t put barriers in the way of success.His rapid rise from poverty to wealth was due to his willingness to work hard,his intelligence and good business sense,and his talent for making things happen.He died in 1919 at the age of 83.
1．What can be learnt from the text?
A．Carnegie’s employers had a high opinion of him.
B Carnegie made the investments independently after saving enough money.
C．Carnegie believed that we should try to earn as much money as possible in our life.
D．Carnegie could have been more successful if he had been formally educated.
2．What does “gaining more and more responsibility” in the second paragraph most probably mean?
A．Becoming more and more intelligent.
B．Being promoted to higher ranks.
C．Having a better sense of confidence.
D．Reading more and more books.
3．When did Carnegie get his first big success in his life?
A．When he took a job as a telegraph messenger boy.
B．When he worked at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
C．When he made investments in the iron industry.
D．When he founded the Carnegie Steel Company.
4．Which of the following will be the suitable title for the text?
A．Andrew Carnegie：A Wealthy Man
B．Steel & Iron：The Most Profitable Business
C．From Rags to Riches：The Story of Andrew Carnegie
D．Intelligence and Good Business Sense：Two Factors in Becoming Wealthy
【答案与解析】
出身贫寒的Andrew Carnegie 凭借自己的勤奋、聪明和良好的商业意识 在事业上获得了巨大的成功.
1．A 细节理解题.根据文章第二、三段的内容可知,他的勤奋、努力赢得了领导的 赏识,也得到了老板的帮助,由此可见他的老板们对他评价很高.
2．B 根据前面的rose rapidly through the company 可知他在公司的职位晋升很快,因 此选择B 项.
3．B 细节理解题.根据文章第二段中的In 1853...his first big break 可知他的首次成功 是当他在the Pennsylvania Railroad Company 得到了办公室工作的时候.
4．C 标题归纳题.根据全文尤其是第一段可知,本文主要叙述了Andrew Carnegie 从 贫穷走向成功的经过,因此C 项为最佳标题.

我觉得这两句话都不对.rich是形容词,不能用作名词形式,所以不能说my precious riches.建议可以用同意名词treasure,也是财富珍宝的意思.而且第二句话从句which 后面没有谓语动词.这两句话可以写成：
1.You are my precious treasure in my life
2.You are the treasure which is precious in my life.

B.yet to be developed

A Life Full of Riches
I.Vocabulary
1.Fill in the gaps with words or phrases
1) abrupt 2) emotional 3) bless 4) wear and tear
5) dated 6) consequences 7) seemingly 8) in contrast to
9) Curiosity 10) genuine 11) primarily 12) sentiments
2.Rewrite each sentence
1) confronted with more than one problem,try to solve the easiest one first
2) vital to the existence of all forms of life
3) some confusion among the students about what to do after class to follow up on the subject
4) nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy
5) tickled him to think that she’d come to ask his advice
3.Complete the sentences
1) a lingering,fabricating,sentiments
2) fill out,every item,vital,consequences
3) be denied,tangible,cherish,attain
II.Words with Multiple Meanings
1.It is a long trip and will take us five hours by bus.
2.She arrived early and took a front row seat.
3.Don’t take me for a fool.
4.It takes a lot of imagination to fabricate such a story.
5.My uncle will take me (alone on his trip) to the Arctic this summer.
6.He took the dinner plate I passed to him.
7.Kevin took second prize in the weight-lifting competition.
8.If you don’t take my advice,you will regret it.
III.Usage
1.hanging 2.to give 3.to return 4.being praised
5.not having 6.to say 7.to open 8.being helped
Comprehensive Exercises
I.Cloze
1.Text-related
1) well-off/affluent 2) dated 3) falling into 4) bracket 5) deny 6) tangible
7) pursuit 8) cherishes 9) out of place 10) abrupt 11) focus 12) donations
2.Theme-related
1) consume 2) fueled 3) annual 4) plain 5) physically
6) security 7) indicates 8) equally 9) traditional 10) follows
II.Translation
1.Translate the Sentences
1) The company denied that its donations had a commercial purpose.
2) Whenever he was angry,he would begin to stammer slightly.
3) Education is the most cherished tradition in our family.That’s why my parents never took me to dinner at expensive restaurants,but sent me to
the best private school.
4) Shortly after he recovered from the surgery,he lost his job and thus
had to go through another difficult phase of his life.
5) In contrast to our affluent neighbors,my parents are rather poor,but they have always tried hard to meet our minimal needs.
2.Translate the passage
With more and more donations coming in,our university will be much
better off financially next year.We will thus be able to focus on the most
important task that we,educators,must take on:to encourage students
to attain their scholarly/academic goals,to train them to be dependable
and responsible individuals,to prepare them for the life ahead,and to
guide them in their pursuit of spiritual as well as material satisfaction.

内涵比财富更重要

CBADC

有学识的人通常都很有内涵

志向当然不能仅是追求财富.其推动力可遍布各行各业.阿尔 戈尔决心竭力竞选总统,这显然没有欢乐可言,只是为了达成始于幼年时代的志向.

另外,通过这种安装工作,可以为你提供一个试验和按照本书其余几章将要学到的知识开发解决方案的基础
打字不易,

海的财富都有待开发的人的技术令人印象深刻。
专家认为,温暖的海洋温度可用于好像于蒸汽轮船

All my riches have been lost on those ships.
我所有的财富都在那条船上丢失了.

iches 是财富的意思,in只是一个介词.
peace of mind 是内心的宁静,相当于inner peace,in同样也只是一个介词.
所以 这句话是说——
快乐并不存在于财富中.快乐在于你内心的宁静.

The Shipwreckof Simonides
A learnedman has always a fund of riches in himself.
Simonides,who wrote such excellent lyric poems,the more easily to support his poverty,beganto make a tour of the celebrated cities of Asia,singing the praises of victorsfor such reward as he might receive.After he had become enriched by this kind ofgain,he resolved to return to his native land by sea; for he was born,it is said,in the island of Ceos.
Accordinglyhe embarked in a ship,which a dreadful tempest,together with its own rottenness,caused to wreck at sea.Some gathered together their girdles,others their preciouseffects,which formed the support of their existence.One who was over-inquisitive,remarked,“Are you going to save none of your property,Simonides?” He made reply,“All my possessions are about me.”
A few onlymade their escape by swimming,for the majority,being weighed down by their burdens,perished.Some thieves too made their appearance,and seized what each person hadsaved,leaving him naked.Clazomenae,an ancient city,chanced to be near; to whichthe shipwrecked persons repaired.Here a person devoted to the pursuits of literature,who had often read the lines of Simonides,and—was a very great admirer of him thoughhe had never seen him,knowing from his very language who he was,received him withthe greatest pleasure into his house,and furnished him with clothes,money,andattendants.The others meanwhile were carrying about their pictures,begging forvictuals.Simonides chanced to meet them; and,as soon as he saw them,remarked:“Itold you that all my property was about me; what you have endeavoured to save islost.”

指代财富的时候就这样

对,riches 和 fortune 好像都是财富的意思,但是riches 是富裕 而 fortune 是带有幸运获得财富的意思,如中奖,获得奖金,发横财 等等
如 It was my good fortune to win the first prize.那是我的运气赢得头奖.

c
because of the climate here!

Enough is as good as a feast.
这是固定的翻译版本