《How to get rich》002

The sales velocity surprises even experienced real-estate players who told me at the sales inaugural that they doubted Trump would gain enough momentum because Chicago's luxury market was and is in a lull.
销售速度令经验丰富的房地产业人士很惊讶，在芝加哥川普大厦开业典礼时他们告诉我，他们之前很怀疑川普大厦能够得到足够的势头，因为这几年芝加哥高端市场一直很平静。

• velocity /vəˈlɑː.sə.t̬i/
  速度；速率
  Light travels at the highest achievable velocity in the universe.
  光的传播速度是宇宙中物体所能达到的最高速度。

• inaugural /ɪˈnɑː.ɡjə.rəl/
  就职的，就任的（演讲）
  the president's inaugural address to the nation.
  总统向全国发表的就职演说

• momentum /məˈmen.t̬əm/
  动量，冲量；冲力；推动力；势头
  In an attempt their plans, the committee set a date for starting detailed discussions.
  为了给他们的计划赋予新的动力，委员会确定了开始讨论细节的日期。

• lull /lʌl/
  平静时期；间歇
  There has been a lull in the fighting.
  战斗中出现了一段间歇。

Some people have written that I'm boastful, but they're missing the point. I believe in what I say, and I deliver the goods. If you're devoting your life to creating a body of work, and you believe in what you do and what you do is excellent, you'd better damn well tell people you think so.
有些人写道我很爱自夸，但他们忽略了一点。我相信我所说的，而且我交好货。如果你的生命是致力于创造一份工作，并且你相信自己所做的事情，而且你所做的事情还很出色，那么你最好也这样告诉别人事情就是这样。

• boastful /ˈboʊst-/
  自吹自擂的，自夸的

• believe in
  对…有信心；认为…有效（或正确）
  He believes in saying what he thinks.
  他认为说出自己的想法是对的。

Subtlety and modesty are appropriate for nuns and therapists, but if you're in business, you'd better learn to speak up and announce your significant accomplishments to the world -----nobody else will.
巧妙和谦虚适合修女和治疗师，但如果你在做生意，你最好学会说出来并宣布你对世界的重大成就--其他人都不会。

• subtlety /ˈsʌt̬.əl.t̬i/
  微妙；巧妙；隐约难辨；隐晦
  Listening to the interview, I was impressed by the subtlety of the questions.
  听了采访之后，提问之巧妙给我留下了深刻的印象。

• nuns /nʌn/
  修女

• speak up
  提高嗓门，大声点说
  Could you speak up? We can't hear at the back.
  你能大点声说吗？我们在后面听不见。

• significant /sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
  重要的；显著的
  There has been a significant increase in the number of women students in recent years.
  近年来，女学生的人数有了显著增加。

• accomplishment /əˈkɑːm.plɪʃ.mənt/
  成就；成绩
  Getting the two leaders to sign a peace treaty was his greatest accomplishment.
  他最大的成就是促成了两位领导人签署和平协议。