so down the road 请哪位高人帮忙翻译下~

so down the road 请哪位高人帮忙翻译下~
Bill Gates was smart enough to know that getting a higher degree or a degree would have cost him every thing he has today because the time to capitalize on the market was when he did, not another 3 years or so down the road 请哪位高人帮忙翻译下 主要是后面两句 谢谢