Barry Parker was a very successful businessman. He lived in a

large house and drove a big car. He wore expensive clothes and

had his meals in famous restaurants. His name was often shown

in the newspapers.
  One day a newspaper reporter asked him, “What is the secret

of your success?”
  Barry thought for a few moments and said, “I eat a special
kind of fish.”
  “You eat a special kind of fish!” the reporter said. “What
does that do?”
  “It makes my brain work better,” Barry said.
  “What kind of fish is it?” the reporter asked.
  “Give me fifty dollars and come back tomorrow. I’ll have
some for you.”
  The reporter gave Barry fifty dollars and returned the next
day.
  “Have you got my special fish?” she asked.

  “Yes. Come into the house. It’s in the refrigerator.”
  Barry took the reporter into his kitchen. He opened the
refrigerator and took out a very small fish. “Here you are. Have
this for dinner.”
  The next day the reporter called on Barry again.
  “Did you eat the fish?” Barry asked her.
  “Yes, I fried it.”
  “Good. Do you feel different today?”
  “No, I don’t. And I think that fifty dollars was a lot to pay for
such a small fish.”
  “Well done!” Barry said. “You see, the fish is working.
You’re using your brain now.”

                 关于鱼的故事
  巴里·帕克是位非常成功的商人，住着很大的房子，开着名贵的车，穿
着名贵的衣服，在有名的餐馆就餐，他的名字几乎每天都出现在报纸上。
  一天，一个报社记者问他：“您成功的秘密是什么呢？”
  巴里想了一会儿说：“我吃了一种特殊的鱼。”
  “您吃了一种特殊的鱼！这种鱼有什么作用？”记者问。
  “它让我的大脑工作得更好。”巴里说。
  “什么鱼？”记者问。
  “给我五十美元，明天再来找我，我会给你准备一些的。”
  记者给了巴里五十美元，第二天又来找他。
  “您给我带那种特殊的鱼了吗？”她问。
  “是的，进屋来拿吧，鱼在冰箱里。”
  巴里把记者领进厨房，打开冰箱，拿出一条非常小的鱼。“给你，吃饭
时把它吃掉吧。”
  第二天，记者又给巴里打电话。
  巴里问她：“你吃那条鱼了吗？”
  “是的，我把鱼煎了。”
  “很好，你今天感觉有什么不同吗？”
  “没有，我没感觉有什么不同。我认为这样一条小鱼，五十美元有点太
贵了。”
  “太好了！”巴里说：“你看，鱼起作用了，你现在已学会用脑子想问
题了。”