評論
打印
New Words
新單詞
dividend n.
紅利，股息
issue v.
發行
loss n.
損失
guarantee n.
保證，保障
gamble n.
賭博
Phrases & Expressions
短語
make money
賺錢
stock broker
股票經紀人
S4:How can investors make money?
學4：投資者如何才能賺錢呢？
P:Good question! Investors who buy shares of stock in a company may make money in two ways.
史：問得好！在股市上買了某公司股票的投資者可通過兩種方式賺錢。
They may begin to make money right away.
他們可能很快就賺錢。
Suppose that a person invests in a company and the company makes money.
如果一個人買了效益很好的一家公司的股票，
The company shares this money with the investor.
公司與投資者共享所掙的錢，
This money shared is called a dividend.
這分享的錢叫紅利。
Dividends are usually sent to investors once every three months as long as they own the stock.
紅利一般一季度分一次，只要他們擁有股票。
A second way that investors may make money is to sell the stock at a higher price than they formerly bought.
第二種方式是投資者將股票以高于他們買時的價格賣出去，從而賺錢。
The price of each share will go up if the company does very well.
如果公司經營有方，它們的股票會增值：
It may also go up for many other reasons. When it goes up, a person may sell it and make a profit.
其它許多原因也會使股票增值。一旦股票價格上揚，持有者就可把它們賣出以獲利。
S3:Could you please give us an example to show how this process works?
學3：您能給我們舉個例子說明一下這個過程嗎？
P:Yes. For example, Mr.and Mrs. Brown have $1 000 to invest.
教授：可以，比如說，布朗夫婦想把1000美元用于投資。
They talk to a stock broker who can help them to buy a good stock. He tells Mr. and Mrs. Brown about the Ward Pencil company,
他們找一位股票經紀人談。這位經紀人告訴布朗夫婦沃德筆公司的情況，
which is making a lot of money by manufacturing pencils and it is selling shares of stock in order to get money to expand.
這家公司通過生產筆賺了錢。為了得到擴大生意的資金，這家公司正在出售股份，
The shares cost $5.00 each. The Browns have decided to buy 100 shares of stock in the Ward Pencil Company.
每股5美元。布朗夫婦決定買100股。
The broker fills this order, and the Browns own these 100 shares.
經紀人填了單，布朗夫婦就擁有100股。
Three months later, the Ward Company issues a dividend of $1.00 a share.
三個月后，沃德公司發每股1美元的紅利。
The Browns have 100 shares, so they get a $100 dividend.
布朗夫婦一共得了100美元。
A year later, the company expands. It sells many more pencils.
一年以后，公司擴大，生意更火，
The price of the stock goes up to $6.00 a share. So the Browns get back $600,
股票價格漲到每股6美元，所以布朗一家共得到股息600美元。
plus all of the money they have received in dividends. This is a very good investment.
他們的投資得到了可觀的回報。
S1:It is also possible for the investors to get a complete loss, isn't it?
學1：投資也有可能什么也拿不回來，對嗎？
P:Investing money in the stock market is not at all the safest way in the world to make more money.
史：投資股市并非世界上最安全的賺錢方式。
There is no guarantee, for example, that the Ward Pencil Company will do well,
例如，人們并不能保沃德筆公司會很興隆，
and that the stock will go up. The company may do badly.
股票會漲，該公司生意有可能很糟，
Then the stock will go down, and the investors will lose money.
股票會因此下跌，投資者就會賠錢。
The stock may go up or down for a number of very complex reasons.
股票漲跌是由于許多復雜原因。
Everyone wants the stock market to go up, but sometimes,
人人都希望股票上漲，有時，
even when a company does well the stock may go down. This is usually true for all stocks.
即便公司生意興隆，其股票也會下跌，對所有股票來說都如此。
S2:You mean it is risky to invest money in the stock market?
學2：您的意思是投資于股票市場是有風險的？
P:Well, investing money in the stock market is a gamble.
史：投資股市是一場賭博，
Everyone hopes to make money by investing.
人人都希望投資股市賺錢。
Companies that need money are glad that many people are willing to gamble in order to make money.
需資金的公司們很高興看到許多人因為想賺錢而賭博。
The stock market is a very interesting and complex part of the business world.
股票市場是商業世界中一個非常有趣而復雜的部分。
