【英语时差8,16】有一个工作您无法拒绝

On this Moment of Science Don and Ya?l talk about something you might find hard to believe, but work it out on paper and you'll find it is true (we did).  D: Today's Moment of Science is about lightning bugs¹. Lightning bugs are cool because if you squish 'em you can make...oh, forget it!

Y: What's the problem?

D: I'm just tired of working for A Moment of Science. Do you know how hard it is to come up with another fascinating tidbit every day? I'm going to find a new job.

Y: I've got a job for you.

D: Oh yeah? Does it pay better than this one?

Y: I'll let you figure that out. The job lasts for one month, and you only get one penny on the first day.

D: Hey! What kind of deal is that?

Y: Hang on! On the second day I'll pay you twice what you made the first day. That's two pennies.

D: Three cents altogether -- now we're getting somewhere.

Y: On the third day I'll again pay you twice what you've made the day before. That's four more cents. Every day I'll double the amount made the day before. At the end of one month you're out of a job. What do you say? Do you take the offer?

D: No, of course not. Who would work for pennies?

Y: That's a shame, because you're not realizing how numbers work. When a number continually² doubles itself we say it is "increasing geometrically." That means the larger the number becomes, the faster it rises with each additional³ day. How much would you guess you would earn just on the last day of the month?

D: Um...ten bucks⁴?

Y: Over ten million dollars!

D: Ten million dollars? Starting from a penny!?!

Y: That's geometric increase.

D: Hmmm...do I get health insurance too?

1 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 continually   

adv.不间断地，不停地；多次重复地

参考例句：

• The other kids continually taunted him about his size.其他孩子不断地耻笑他的个头儿。
• The US is continually building up its armed forces.美军正持续加强它的三军。

3 additional   

adj.添加的，额外的，另外的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to set down these additional rules.有必要制定这些补充规则。
• I think we can fit in an additional room.我想我们可以再加建一间房子。

4 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》