Inspired by a recent article my father wrote entitled "What I Know at 64 that I Didn't Know at 24", Penny decided to write a list of her own.

我的父亲最近撰写了一篇题为“24岁尚茫然，64岁我方知”的文章，受此启发，彭妮决定写下自己的诸般体会。

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My father was so furious when I refused to go into the family business that he cut me off without a penny.

当我拒绝从事家庭商业时，我父亲大发雷霆，把我的继承权完全剥夺。

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We had outgrown the old house and every penny my father earned was going into the new one.

我们已经长大，家里的老房已不够居住了，于是父亲挣的每一个便士都被投入了新房的建设。

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Penny says her father was eaten away by the criticism of his wife.

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After his father's battle with cancer, Nick and his dad had stayed at Penny's sprawling house, with its 12-foot-tall entryway, its waterfalls by the swimming pool and movie room with leather recliners and a screen the size of a small-town cinema.

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