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Toronto n.
多伦多
shares n.
股份，股票
raise v.
积累，筹集
Phrases & Expressions
短语
stock exchange
股票交易所
go public
上市
S1:Professor Smith, we have known many interesting things about the western society in the class.
学1：史密斯教授，我们在课上已经了解很多关于西方社会的有趣事情。
What are we going to learn today?
我们今天要学什么呢？
P:The stock market.
史：股票市场。
A:The stock market?
全：股票市场？
P:Yes. Do you know anything about the stock market?
教授：是的。关于股票市场，你们都知道些什么呢？
S2:No more than the name itself. Stock market is new in China.
学2：就是知道这个名称而已，股票在中国还是很新的东西。
P:In the largest cities in many countries, you may want to visit the stock exchange.
史：在许多国家的大城市里，你可能应该去看看它们的股票交易所。
There are stock exchanges in Paris, London, Tokyo, Toronto, and many other places.
巴黎、伦敦、东京、多伦多等许多城市都有股票交易所，
One of the largest, most famous, and most important stock exchanges in the world is located in New York City.
而其中最大，最有名的也最重要的是纽约股票交易所。
The market, as a stock exchange is sometimes called,
股票市场，或股票交易所，
is important to many people because they make money by investing in it.
对许多人来说很重要，因为他们想在这里投资赚钱。
Today, we will explain the stock exchange itself and describe the process of investing money in the stock market.
今天，我们要解释一下什么是股票交易所，以及如何投资。
First, can you tell me what a market is?
首先，你们能告诉我什么是市场吗？
S3:A market is a place where people sell things and buy things.
学3：市场是人们买东西和卖东西的地方。
P:Yes, the stock market is also a place where an exchange of things takes place.
教授：是的，股票市场也是一个买卖交换的场所，
The things exchanged at the stock market are shares of stocks in business or companies.
只不过股票市场买卖的是公司或企业的股份。
S4:What are shares?
学4：什么是股份？
P:Shares represent a partial ownership of the company. In other words, if you buy shares of stock in a business.
教授：股份代表着某公司的部分所有权。换句话说，如果你买了一个企业的股份，
you become a partial owner of the business. The stock market, or stock exchange, then,
你就成为了这个企业的所有人之一，在股票市场，或者股票贸易所，
is a place where people can buy or sell shares in a particular company or business.
人们进行某个公司或企业的股份买卖。
S5:Why do people buy or sell shares?
学5：为什么人们要买卖股份呢？
P:Many different kinds of people buy stocks in the stock market.
教授：各种各样的人在交易所里买卖股票：
Some of these people are very wealthy. They have a lot of money;
有些人很富有，
they have much more money than they really need for everyday living expenses.
他们除了日常开销外还剩很多钱，
They buy stocks in hopes of getting more money than they have. Other people are not very rich,
他们买股票是希望得到更多的钱，有些人不太富有，
but they buy stocks anyway. They may buy it in order to become rich;
是为了想变成富有的人
or they may buy it as part of a plan to save money.
或是把它作为存钱的一种方式。
There are still many other reasons why people buy and sell stocks.
人们买卖股票还有许多别的原因，
In general, everyone who buys and sells stocks hopes to make money.
但总之，每个人都是为了赚钱。
All the people who buy stocks are actually investing money in a company or business. They are called...
所有买了某公司或企业股票的人实际上是在向这个公司或企业投资，他们被称为-----
S5:Investors. Why does a company want to share its money with other people, then?
S5：投资者。那么为什么一个公司都愿意和别人分享所有权呢？
P:There are various reasons. By selling stocks a company can get the money it needs to expand.
史：有各种原因。通过销售股票，一个公司可能得到它发展所需的资金。
Sometimes, it is advantageous for a company to "go public" for tax reasons.
有时，一个公司是为了缴税有利而"上市"的。
The company may save money on taxes by selling shares on the stock exchange.
该公司在股票交易所卖股份可节省税金。
When a company is in debt to banks, by selling stocks,
当一个公司欠银行的钱,公司也可能出售股票
it may be able to pay the banks. Many companies sell their stocks for this reason.
来偿还银行的钱 。许多公司出售股票的是为了这个原因。
However, the reasons why companies sell their stocks on the stock exchange are often complex.
但是公司在股票出售股票的原因是很复杂的。
In general, those who sell shares of stock on the stock exchange need to raise money for one reason or another.
总之，这些公司在股市上出售股票都是为了这样和那样的目的而筹集资金。
