I appreciated the real estate values beyond everybody's expectations and the owners of the park turned me down for eight million dollars last year, and said, "Mr. Strickland, you ought to get the Civic Leader of the Year Award because you've appreciated our property values beyond our wildest expectations.
我让这块地的地价涨得超出了所有人的想象， 去年我出价800万美元要买下整个园区，园区的所有者拒绝了。 他说：“斯特里克兰先生， 你应该得到年度领袖大奖， 因为你让我的地价升值到 超出了我们想象的程度，