負責照管蒸汽引擎的卡內基每星期可賺$2。隔年，卡內基在一家電報室內擔任信差一職，一星期可得$2.50。因為他的動作迅速且工作努力，很快就被擢升為電報操作員，而週薪也漲到$5。卡內基一步步但穩定的往上爬。1853年時，賓州鐵路公司的督查史考特任命他為他的私人祕書兼電報員，薪資為一個月$35。為史考特工作時，卡內基學到了所有與鐵路工業有關的知識並於稍後成為督查。另外，史考特也教安德魯如何在股票市場投資。您對股票市場的瞭解有多少？
　

Carnegie earned $2 a week tending a steam engine. The next year, Carnegie worked as a messenger boy in a telegraph office for $2.50 per week. Because of his quickness and hard work, he was soon promoted to telegraph operator and was paid $5 a week. Slowly but surely, Carnegie was working his way up. In 1853, he went to work for the Pennsylvania Railroad for $35 per month as the personal telegrapher and assistant to Thomas Scott, a superintendent. Under Scott, Carnegie learned all about the railroad industry and later became a superintendent himself. Scott also taught Andrew about investing in the stock market. What do you know about the stock market?

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