地道英语在线听-Crash 碰撞,跌落
时间:2019-01-02 作者:英语课 分类:地道英语在线听
Have you been a victim of market crash?
Helen: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Helen.
Chen Li: 我是陈藜. 在 Real English 节目里,我们要学习新词语,短语和表达,那么我们今天要学的词是?
Helen: Today's new word is 'crash' – C.R.A.S.H. – crash.
Chen Li: Crash. 我知道这个词,意思是有事故发生,比如汽车冲撞,这个词可不那么幸运。
Helen: You are half right, crash is also often used in business, and it means to lose value or fail suddenly and quickly.
Chen Li: 我明白了,这个词也可以说在短时间内失去价值或资金,那么怎么使用这个词呢?
Helen: Well, it's a verb.
Chen Li: 这是一个动词
Helen: And a noun.
Chen Li: 也可以作为名词。
Helen: So you could say everyone lost a lot of money when the gold markets crashed in 1987.
Chen Li: 在这里 crash 是一个动词。
Helen: Or as a noun I could say 'there was a big crash on the stock market today'.
Chen Li: 在这里 crash 又作为了一个名词。
Helen: In both sentences, a lot of money was lost quickly and suddenly.
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A: I hear Bill had to sell his sports car.
B: Yes. He had all his money in coffee. The market crashed and he lost almost everything.
Helen: The stock market crashed in 2002 when the technology bubble burst.
Chen Li: 我记得,当科技泡沫破灭,股市也很快下跌。
Helen: That's why I never gamble on the stock market.
Chen Li: Well, good for you. 今天我们体验了崩溃的意味,可以用作动词,和名词,在商业中,他指突然失去价值或者价格。
Helen: We are out of time again. You've been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. See you next time.
Chen Li: 下次节目见.