ESL Podcast 276 – The Stock Market
时间：2019-02-08 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
Heather: What’s the matter? You look terrible.
Paul: Haven’t you seen the paper? The stock market went down a lot yesterday. The NASDAQ is down 100 points and the Dow is down 30! My portfolio 1 is in big trouble.
Heather: I knew you had some stock options in this company, but I didn’t know you were so heavily invested in the market.
Paul: I’m invested in the bond market, in derivatives 2, and I have shares in a lot of companies that took a nosedive yesterday.
Heather: I’m sure you have a good stockbroker 3 who has made sure that your portfolio is diversified 4 and you have different kinds of securities.
Paul: That’s my problem. I don’t have a stockbroker. I decided 5 to invest on my own and to go for less secure stocks hoping for a better return. I thought I could tell the difference between a bear and a bull market as well as the brokers 6. I guess I was wrong.
Heather: The drop in stock prices won’t last. I’m sure the market will rebound 7. Just don’t panic and sell everything. The old saying, “buy low, sell high,” is still a good idea, I think.
Paul: I know, I know. I won’t do anything stupid— that is, I won’t do anything even more stupid. I’ll wait to see what happens before taking any action.
Heather: That’s a good idea. Come on. I’ll buy you lunch.
Paul: Thanks. Now that I’m poor, I won’t say ‘no’ to your charity.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- He remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio.他因为她带着一个大公文包而记住了她。
- He resigned his portfolio.他辞去了大臣职务。
- Many English words are derivatives of Latin words. 许多英语词来自拉丁语。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- These compounds are nitrosohydroxylamine derivatives. 这类合成物是亚硝基羟胺衍生物。 来自辞典例句
- The main business of stockbroker is to help clients buy and sell shares.股票经纪人的主要业务是帮客户买卖股票。
- My stockbroker manages my portfolio for me.我的证券经纪人替我管理投资组合。
- The college biology department has diversified by adding new courses in biotechnology. 该学院生物系通过增加生物技术方面的新课程而变得多样化。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Take grain as the key link, develop a diversified economy and ensure an all-round development. 以粮为纲，多种经营，全面发展。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- The firm in question was Alsbery & Co., whiskey brokers. 那家公司叫阿尔斯伯里公司，经销威士忌。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- From time to time a telephone would ring in the brokers' offices. 那两排经纪人房间里不时响着叮令的电话。 来自子夜部分