For example, Buffett managed to scoop up bargains ranging from municipal bonds to securities of Goldman Sachs, ge, and others. "When it's raining gold," he writes, "reach for a bucket, not a thimble."

比如，巴菲特就成功进行了如市政公债，高盛、通用等的证券等交易，他写道，“天上下金子了，带个大桶出去，顶针就太小了。”

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The Lord dipped His hand into the water and pulled up a golden thimble set with sapphires.

上帝把手浸入水中捞出一个镶嵌着蓝宝石的金顶针。

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The Lord reached down again and came up with a leather thimble.

上帝再次把手伸进河里，这次他手上拿的是一枚皮制顶针。

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In water 20 to 25 feet deep just off the Thimble Islands, Mr. Smith has set up two, 150-foot lines of rope that are submerged about three feet below the water's surface and held into place by chains and 400-pound anchors.

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Symyx has developed a machine as big as a walk-in closet that can mix thimble-size quantities of chemicals and metals in parallel, in up to 1, 000 combinations per day, to test and create new materials.

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