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1、THERICHESTMANINAMERICA,DOWNHOMEArtHarris1HeputonadinnerjackettoserveasawaiteratthebirthdaypartyofTheRichestManinAmerica.Heimaginedwhatsurelyawaited:amansion,a"Rolls-Royceforeverydayoftheweek,"dogswithdiamondcollars,servantseverywhere.·。，：，—，，。 2Thenhewasofftothehouse,wheelingpastthesl
2、eepytownsquareinBentonville,aremoteArkansastownof9,920,whereSamWaltonstartedwithalittledimestorethatgrewintoa$6billiondiscountchaincalledWal-Mart.Hedrovedownacountryroad,turnedatamailboxmarked"SamandHelenWalton,"andjumpedoutatahouseinthewoods.，。9,920，·，60。，“·”，。3Itwasnice,butnopalace.
3、Thefurnitureappearedalittleworn.Anoldpickuptrucksatinthegarageandamuddybirddogranabouttheyard.Heneverspottedanyservants.，。，，。。4"Itwasarealdisappointment,"sighswaiterJamieBeaulieu.“，”·。5OnlyinAmericacanabillionairecarryonlikeplainfolksandgetawaywithit.Andthe67-year-olddiscountkingSamMo
4、oreWaltonstilltravelsthesewindybackroadsinhis1979Fordpickup,redandwhite,birddogsbyhisside,and,comeshootingseason,waitsinlinelikeeveryoneelsetobuyshellsatthelocalWal-Mart.，，。67··1979，。，。6"Hedoesn'twantanyspecialtreatment,"saysnightmanagerJohnnyBaker,whostrugglestocallthebossbyhisfirstn
5、ameasarecentcorporatememocommands.Fewherethinkofhisbillions;theycallhim"Mr.Sam"andaccepthisfolksyways."He'sthesamemanwhoopenedhisdimestoreonthesquareandworked18hoursadayforhisdream,"saysMayorRichardHoback.“，”·，。，，。“，18，，”·。7Byallaccounts,he'sfriendly,cheerful,afineneighborwhodoeshisbe
6、sttoblendin,neverflashy,neverthrowinghisweightaround.，，；，，。8NomatterhowbigatimehehadonSaturdaynight,youcanfindhiminchurchonSunday.Surelyinareservedseat,right?"Wedon'thavereservedseats,"saysGordonGarlingtonIII,pastorofthelocalchurch.，。，？“，”·。9SowheredoesTheRichestManinAmericasit?Wherev
7、erhefindsaseat."Look,he'sjustnotthatway.Hedoesn'thaveasetplace.Atachurchsuppertheothernight,heandhiswifewereinbackwashingdishes."？。“，。。，。”10For19years,he'susedthesamebarber.JohnMayhallfindshimwaitingwhenheopensupat7a.m.Hechatsaboutthenationalnews,orreadsinhischair,perhapstheBentonCoun
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