《股票作手回忆录·第九章·1907大恐慌·做空封神》第1节
I cruised off the coast of Florida. The fishing was good. I was out of stocks. My mind was easy. I was having a fine time. One day off Palm Beach some friends came alongside in a motor boat. One of them brought a newspaper with him. I hadn’t looked at one in some days and had not felt any desire to see one. I was not interested in any news it might print. But I glanced over the one my friend brought to the yacht, and I saw that the market had had a big rally; ten points and more. I told my friends that I would go ashore with them. Moderate rallies from time to time were reasonable. But the bear market was not over; and here was Wall Street or the fool public or desperate bull interests disregarding monetary conditions and marking up prices beyond reason or letting somebody else do it. It was too much for me. I simply had to take a look at the market. I didn’t know what I might or might not do. But I knew that my pressing need was the sight of the quotation board.
注释摘要
这一段是第九章的开篇，利弗莫尔的化身拉里·利文斯顿正在佛罗里达沿海游艇上度假。文字从一种近乎慵懒的享受切入——他彻底退出股市，不看报纸，心境松弛，钓鱼之乐填满了生活。这种精心营造的宁静与接下来一个偶然消息引发的剧烈转折，构成了极强的戏剧对比。一个朋友随手带来的报纸上，市场大涨十点以上的消息瞬间击碎了他的与世隔绝。仅仅是一瞥，就让他立刻决定上岸，回到报价板前…