He began and ended his career as a decadent, I suppose a reader of Walter Pater and Oscar Wilde.

他以颓废者的形象开始和结束其事业，我想作为佩特和王尔德的读者。

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someone, if they're just starting out in their career, can maybe build an audience,

如果有人刚刚开始他的事业，他可能是想吸引观众，

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I had made a few bucks playing poker and that's how I started with about eight, ten thousand dollars and I made all this money by borrowing at 90%.

我打扑克牌赚了一些钱,那就是我怎么用八九千美元开始,我的事业的,我用来赚钱的资本都是用以高达90%利率借来的。

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