只做有利可图的事是商人的本性。
Doing nothing but something is an angle is the nature of a merchant.
我试图使他对我们的风险企业感兴趣，但他好像一心想着别的事情，显然另有有利可图的事。
I tried to interest him in our venture, but he seemed preoccupied with something else. No doubt he has other fish to fry.
他刚来的时候，打算只住几天就走，但他发现曼斯菲尔德可能有利可图，再说别处也没有什么事非要他去不可。
He had come, intending to spend only a few days with them; but Mansfield promised well, and there was nothing to call him elsewhere.
他刚来的时候，打算只住几天就走，但他发现曼斯菲尔德可能有利可图，再说别处也没有什么事非要他去不可。
He had come, intending to spend only a few days with them; but Mansfield promised well, and there was nothing to call him elsewhere.
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