昨天是2015年8月8日星期六，简称1588，听上去就很顺有木有？在今天这个主打"要我发发"的日子，我们就来聊一聊英语中有哪些单词能给你带来财运~
咳咳，其实事情是这样的。在外国版知乎Quora上面，某天有个哥们问了这样一个问题：
What is the one word that will make you rich?
哪个单词是能够招财的呢？
写完这句话，萌萌哒题主可能觉得这个横空出世的问题有点惊世骇俗，于是又补充了一句：
Many people say that replying to emails with "done" or saying "thanks" will make you more successful if used habitually. What is one word I should use more often if I want to be successful?
许多人说，回复邮件时如果习惯性地使用"办好了"或"谢谢"，久而久之你会变得更成功。那有没有一个词，如果我能更频繁使用它，就能让我变得更成功呢？
有点意思！于是各路大神纷纷出现，一场招财单词比武招亲……哦不，比拼大赛就此开始。
我们先来看一个得到500多个支持的答案。这位答主认为，最能招财的单词应该是：
"Because."
"因为"。
People who get rich are persuasive and credible.
能富的人都很善于说服别人，而且很可信。
One of the best ways to get other people to do what you want them to? And to sound credible? Use the word because.
怎样能让别人按自己的想法行事，而且还感觉你很可信？试试because这个神词吧！
Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer tested the power of because by asking people to cut in line to use the copy machine. This was in 1989, when there actually were lines to use the Xerox.
哈佛心理学家艾伦·兰杰尔做了一个试验来验证because的效力，她请求别人允许自己插队使用复印机。那还是1989年，用一下施乐牌(Xerox)复印机还得排队的年代。
Langer tested 3 different ways of asking people to let her cut ahead. Here's what she found:
兰杰尔试验了三种不同说话方式，来请求别人允许自己插队。结果如下：
Way 1: Excuse me, I have 5 pages. May I use the Xerox machine?
方法一：不好意思，我这有5页。我能用一下复印机吗？
Result: 60% said YES.
结果：60%成功率。
Way 2: Excuse me, I have 5 pages. May I use the Xerox machine because I'm in a rush?
方法二：不好意思，我这有5页。我能用一下复印机吗？因为我很着急。
Result: 94% said YES.
结果：94%成功率。
Adding the magic word because, immediately boosted the effectiveness of her request by a remarkable amount.
用了神词because，立刻大幅提高成功率！
Way 3: Excuse me, I have 5 pages. May I use the Xerox machine because I have to make some copies?
方法三：不好意思，我这有5页。我能用一下复印机吗？因为我需要几张复印件。
Result: 93% said YES.
结果：93%成功率。
The word because is so powerful that it didn't even matter if the reasons provided were compelling.
看吧！无论提供的理由有没有说服力，用了because，剧情就能反转！
So, if you want to be rich: be specific in your assertions - many people will let you get ahead if you just ask. Then say that magic word because -- a larger majority are likely to say yes.
所以，如果你想变富，那就把你的诉求解释给别人听——其实只要你开口请求，就会有许多人愿意满足你。如果你还说了神词because，那么就会有更多的人说："好吧。"
Because people want reasons for doing what they are doing. Almost any reason will do.
Because，人们希望自己做的事情是有原因的——几乎什么原因都行。
(作者：Mira Zaslove)
唔，双语君看了这个觉得受教匪浅……话说，读者们喜欢这篇文章的，可不可以给点个赞？因为双语君真的很需要被赞……
咳咳，下一个回答！来自一位文笔冷峻的仁兄。这个答案也不错，获得了300多次力挺：
Rich means wealth, which means Capitalism, which means one word...
财，意味着财富，也就是资本。可以用一个词来概括它……
Ownership.
拥有。
Analyze any wealthy life and there is just one commonality. They own or control something, then exercise their right to leverage and collect from it.
分析那些富人的生活，就会发现一个共性。他们拥有或控制某些事，然后行使他们的控制权，获取收益。
Bill owns MSFT shares.Donald owns half of Manhattan.Rowling owns copyrights.Dalio owns a hedge fund.The Bush family controls corporate board positions.
比尔·盖茨拥有微软股权。唐纳德·特朗普拥有半个曼哈顿。J·K·罗琳拥有版权。雷伊·达里奥拥有对冲基金。布什家族控制公司的董事职务。
They may have borrowed, inherited, lied, cheated, stolen, rode someone else's coat tails, or built it from scratch, but they somehow acquired, then retained ownership and control of some valuable cash flow cash flow positive asset(s).
这些东西可能是借来的、继承来的、哄来的、骗来的、偷来的、拼爹拼来的，或是白手起家赚来的，但他们无论如何获得了它，保有着它的所有权，以及对正现金流资产的控制权。
What you do may make you rich for a while - job, modeling, singing, etc.
你所做的事情——工作、做模特、唱歌等，只能使你有钱一时。
It is what you do with the stuff that you acquire that will make you wealthy (or poorer). If luck did not give you something to leverage directly for money - pretty face, attractive body, etc; then go get something to own, control, and farm.
你如何利用你所获得的东西，才决定了你是更富还是更穷。如果命运没有给你空手套白狼的资本——比如漂亮的脸蛋、迷人的身材等等，那你只能自己去争取，去控制，去耕耘。
I cannot bear to see one more article or blog about how Millennials need to build their networking and communication skills and climb a ladder to get rich. Instructing an entire generation to work in service of a hierarchy that someone else controls and not emphasize personal ownership of assets is misleading and irresponsible.Propaganda, gross misunderstanding of economics and history, misdirection, or whatever it may be - it is straight up inconsistent with the basic recipe that every other wealthy human throughout history has followed.
我实在看不下去那些教千禧一代如何打造社交关系网、如何一步一步爬上财富阶梯的鸡汤文。这些文章教导年轻一代人为某些人控制的等级制度服务，无视个体对资产的占有。它们是骗人的、不负责任的。无论叫它什么也好，是叫宣传，叫对经济和历史的严重曲解，还是叫误导，它都是对历史上所有富人成功秘诀的本质性违背。
(作者：Clay Weiji)
信息量很大，观点也很绝对……小编需要想一想消化消化。这位答主所说的，你们觉得有道理嘛？欢迎评论。
再往下看，小编终于看到了一个大神级的答案，这个答案……很短，但是获得了惊人的近2万个赞：
No.
不。
Say no to anyone or anything that will waste your time. Say no to anyone who is negative. Say no to all the vampires who want to suck you dry. Say no to anyone who wants you to work for free. Say no to excess leisure time and instant gratification. Say no to fear.
对浪费你时间的任何人和事说不。对负面的人说不。对所有想要榨干你的吸血鬼说不。对要求你无偿劳动的人说不。对过度的闲暇和一时的快感说不。对恐惧说不。
(作者：Eric Lauritzen)
除了这个，还有一个同样认为No是最招财单词的回答，得到了超过1200个赞。节选如下：
If you think and act like the 99%, you will never become the 1%.
如果你像99%的人一样思考和行动，你将永远无法变成1%。
You live in a box.
你在盒子里居住。
You drive in a box.
你在盒子里驾驶。
One day you will be buried in a box.
有一天你将被装进盒子掩埋。
Don't live your life in box.
不要在盒子里生活！
#CrushTheBox
#打破盒子#
That requires you to say NO a lot.
这需要你说很多次"不"。
(作者：CamMi Pham)
不过，也有人从不同的角度给出了貌似相反的答案：
Yes.
是。
That's the word.
就是这个词。
However, the art of saying a yes must be accompanied by the intellect and decision making skills of when to say a No.
但是，说yes是一门艺术，同时需要具备说no的智慧和决断力。
Say yes to new opportunities.
对新的机遇说yes。
Say yes to travelling.
对旅行说yes。
Say yes to volunteering.
对志愿活动说yes。
Say yes to something that pushes you out of your comfort zone.
对那些将你推出舒适区的事情说yes。
Say yes to some time alone to retrospect.
对留出时间反思说yes。
It can't guarantee that you'll turn richer in terms of your finances, but it'll surely make you richer in terms of experiences. 
我无法保证你是否在金钱上会变得富有，但你一定会在人生经历上变得富有起来。
(作者：Pallavi Ghosh)
所以，结合起来看，No和Yes似乎都能致富……它们只是一枚硬币的两面。不过Yes党和No党都提到一点：要积极迎接新事物，远离束缚。
再往下看，小编发现，答主们开始有些偏题了……人家题主问的明明是"使用哪些词能招财"，但大家的回答越来越偏向"拥有哪些品质能招财"。不过仔细想想也没错。当你拥有一个单词所描述的品质时，这个单词也会和你越来越有关……嗨，总之，我们来看看得票高的单词都有哪些吧！
Trustworthy.
可信赖。
Clients and customers will seek you out to do business with you. Through word of mouth they will tell their friends, relatives, acquaintances about your superior service and products.
(如果你是个可信赖的人)客户和顾客会找上门来做生意。口口相传，他们会向朋友、亲戚、熟人介绍你的服务或产品是多么多么好。
Big money flows to anyone who is trustworthy.
可信赖的人，大财找上门。
When a person is trustworthy opportunities are abundant. People will invite you into their homes, into their social network, into their business circles.
一个可信赖的人会获得更多机会。人们会邀请你去他们家，进入他们的社交圈、商务圈。
People will feel at ease, comforted, and safe with you because of your trustworthy character.
拥有可信赖的特质，人们和你在一起时，会感到自在、舒服、安全。
Trustworthy means a life without niggling worries.
可信赖意味着没有琐碎担忧的人生。
Trustworthy means you have self esteem and confidence because you know you can trust yourself.
可信赖意味着你拥有自尊和自信，因为你知道你可以相信自己。
How great is that!
那样多好！
(作者：Dakota Lim)
Execution.
执行力。
Dreams start the march to reality the moment you do something tangible with them.
当你做出实质性的努力的那一刻，梦想才开始迈向现实。
Start with writing down your dreams and specific ways how you can make them come true.
作为第一步，写下你的梦想，以及实现梦想的具体方法。
If you are an Entrepreneur, write your business plan today! A paragraph is all you need to start.
如果你是一位企业家，写下你今天的商业计划！刚开始的时候，一小段也是好的。
A journey of a 1000 miles, starts with a first step.
千里之行，始于足下。
(作者：Joe McCracken，他本人是一位企业家哦)
Consistency.
持之以恒。
Most rich people I know personally, share one characteristic I don't find in others.They focus and do one thing very well and stick with it, almost to a fault.I know very wealthy mechanics, without a college education, who fix cars better than anyone else and always have.
多数我认识的富人有一个共同点与普通人不一样。他们很专注，能把一件事情做到非常好并坚持，几乎到了极端的地步。我认识一些没有受过大学教育但非常有钱的机械师，他们在维修汽车上比任何人都要强，而且一向如此。
I know wealthy writers who have written every day for years and are extremely successful.
我认识一些有钱的作家，每天都在写作，持续数年，非常成功。
I know business owners who have consistently stayed the course and developed an empire.
我认识一些经商人士，始终坚持，最终建成帝国。
The richest bloggers I have met, blog consistently long after most of us would have thrown in the towel or quit.
我所见过的最富有的博主，都是那些在我们坚持不下去放弃之后仍然笔耕不辍的人。
Most people can become an expert and wealthy in any occupation if they would be more consistent in their pursuit of excellent in their occupation.
如果我们在某个领域追求杰出的道路上，能更加持之以恒，那么多数人可以成为该领域的专家，并成为富有的人。
(作者：Jarret Minkler)
Courage.
勇气。
Courage, especially in the form of patience and self control will work wonders in making you rich, both personally and professionally. It's importance can be deciphered by the following words by Maya Angelou:
勇气，尤其是以耐心和自制体现出来的勇气，将会以不可思议的方式让你富裕起来，人格和职业都会变得富有。下面这段话出自玛雅·安吉罗(美国桂冠女诗人)，能充分说明它的重要：
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently.
勇气是最重要的一种美德，因为没有了勇气，你将无法持久地练习其他任何一种美德：你只能偶尔为之，却不能坚持到底。
(作者：Saima Siddiqui)
Focus.
专注。
Something I personally find hard. F.O.C.U.S. = Follow One Course Until Successful. Even when it gets boring!
这一点我个人觉得很难。F.O.C.U.S. = Follow One Course Until Successful(做一件事，直到成功)，甚至当它变得无聊的时候。
(作者：Martin Capodici)
大家的想法都看过了。在你看来，哪个单词会让你变得富有，有没有一个答案？
也许，这是世界上最不好回答的一道单词题……
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