A stranger tells you that you've won NT$10 million. You must spend at least half of it within one week. What do you buy, who do you help, and what crazy thing do you do?
Michael: Wait, say that again. Ten million?
Ruth: Ten million NT dollars. And apparently I have to spend half of it in one week or it disappears.
Michael: That is the strangest rule I've ever heard, and I'm choosing not to question it.
Ruth: Same. So — help me spend it. What's the first thing I should buy?
Michael: Honestly? Pay off your parents' mortgage. Boring answer, huge impact.
Ruth: Okay, that's actually really sweet, and I'm doing that first.
Michael: See, I have layers.
Ruth: You do. What's next... I want to do something for you too. You've been saving for a new laptop forever.
Michael: You don't have to—
Ruth: I know I don't have to. I want to. Consider it done.
Michael: Okay, now I feel like I should build you something with it. A shrine, maybe.
Ruth: A shrine's a bit much. A really good dinner would be fine.
Michael: Deal. What about the rest of it?
Ruth: I want to donate some to the animal shelter downtown, and then... honestly, I might just travel. Somewhere I've never been.
Michael: Ten million NT dollars and you still can't decide between “responsible” and “reckless.”
Ruth: Why choose? I'm doing both.
| Useful Phrase | 中文筆記 |
|---|---|
| pay off (a debt) | 還清（債務） |
| huge impact | 巨大的影響 |
| have layers | 有很多面向（不只表面看到的） |
| a bit much | 有點誇張、太過了 |
| reckless | 魯莽的 |
If you had to spend half of NT$10 million in one week, what's the first purchase you couldn't resist?
如果你必須在一週內花掉一半的一千萬，你最想買的第一樣東西是什麼？