“你打算印多少份,格里利先生?”“五千!”一声急促的、毫不犹豫的回答。“但是,先生,”印刷所的工头反驳道,“我们报纸的预订数只有五百份。”“买掉则已,卖不掉就送。”印刷机开始转动,把雷鸣般的响声送到了纽约城沉睡的街道。《纽约论坛报》诞生了。报纸的创办人,老板兼编辑霍勒斯·格里利急不可待地抓起第一份从印刷机滑出的报纸。他手里攥着的是他多年的梦想,它象婴儿一样宝贵。它的问世是他多年来的贫穷、勤勉和失望的结 “How many copies do you plan to print, Mr. Greeley?” “Five thousand!” A hurry, without hesitation. “But, sir,” the printing foreman retorted, “Our newspaper booked only five hundred copies.” “It has been bought, but can not be sold.” The press turned and sent thundering noise to New York City sleeping street. The New York Tribune was born. Horace Greeley, the newspaper’s founder, owner and editor, was anxious to grab the first newspaper that slipped out of the press. He clutched in his hand is his years of dreams, it is as precious as a baby. Its advent is his years of poverty, diligence and disappointment