来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：金融市场第14集第14集》

I actually believe in the history of the planet,

事实上我相信历史上
there are very, very few instances of people

只有极少数的例子
getting paid for taking risk;

是由于承担风险而获得了补偿
they get paid for eliminating it.

人们大都是消除了风险而获得报酬
As an example,

举个例子
if you think about a tightrope walker in the circus,

你试想一下在马戏团里走钢丝的人
there's a conception

有个这样一种观点
that he gets paid because it's a risky job

他获得报酬是因为这是份危险的工作
he might fall down,

他有可能摔下来
kill himself.

死掉
I think that conception is completely wrong.

我觉得这种观点是完全错误的
The lifetime earnings of a tightwire walker who falls down

从有生之年获得的报酬来看