In Scratch Beginnings, Shepard makes it immediately clear that his goal is not to create a rags-to-riches story.

在《白手起家》中，谢巴德明确阐明，他的目的不是创造一个由穷到富的故事。

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This comes on the heels of a series of interviews by Damon Buffini, boss of Permira, a buy-out firm, with a rags-to-riches story that has made him a model for the industry.

这恰巧在对一家收购企业珀米拉的老板达蒙﹒巴菲尼(Damon Buffini)一系列采访之后。凭一个从穷小子到富翁的故事使得他成为这个行业的一个榜样。

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THE story of Ireland is like a fairy tale: from rags to riches and back to rags again.

爱尔兰的故事犹如一个传说：从一个贫穷落后的国家一度跃为富裕之国，而后又跌落为贫穷国家。

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Though Hershey's is sometimes described as a rags-to-riches story, he was never truly poor.

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Mr Sahara has a rags-to-riches story and is a household name in India.

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It is run by flamboyant businessman Subroto Roy Sahara who styles himself as a "worker's friend" and has a rags-to-riches story.

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