2015年11月21日土曜日

amass お金を蓄える


amass は何かを大量に集める、とくにお金、財産を蓄積すると言う意味があります。2:08 through patents and licensing, he amasses a $265M fortune. ノーベルはダイナマイトの特許料により、巨額の富を築いた。

How Deadly Explosives Made the Nobel Peace Prize Possible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gq5oboz4Cs  7:03 Being the son of a wealthy German immigrant, Adrian Veidt donated his substantial inheritance to charity at the age of 17 to prove to the world that he could amass a greater wealth on his own.
Top 10 Superhero Geniuses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=656Lmg4pKQg  0:15 over his decades in office, Speaker Silver has amassed Titanic political power. but, as alleged, during that same time, Silver also amassed a tremendous personal fortune — through the abuse of that political power.
Powerful NY Politician Arrested for Bribery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLzwxw3_3v0  0:00 Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak denies he abused his authority to amass wealth and property in a speech broadcast Sunday.
Egypt's Mubarak Denies Abuse of Power

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