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New Words
新单词
dividend n.
红利，股息
issue v.
发行
loss n.
损失
guarantee n.
保证，保障
gamble n.
赌博
Phrases & Expressions
短语
make money
赚钱
stock broker
股票经纪人
S4:How can investors make money?
学4：投资者如何才能赚钱呢？
P:Good question! Investors who buy shares of stock in a company may make money in two ways.
史：问得好！在股市上买了某公司股票的投资者可通过两种方式赚钱。
They may begin to make money right away.
他们可能很快就赚钱。
Suppose that a person invests in a company and the company makes money.
如果一个人买了效益很好的一家公司的股票，
The company shares this money with the investor.
公司与投资者共享所挣的钱，
This money shared is called a dividend.
这分享的钱叫红利。
Dividends are usually sent to investors once every three months as long as they own the stock.
红利一般一季度分一次，只要他们拥有股票。
A second way that investors may make money is to sell the stock at a higher price than they formerly bought.
第二种方式是投资者将股票以高于他们买时的价格卖出去，从而赚钱。
The price of each share will go up if the company does very well.
如果公司经营有方，它们的股票会增值：
It may also go up for many other reasons. When it goes up, a person may sell it and make a profit.
其它许多原因也会使股票增值。一旦股票价格上扬，持有者就可把它们卖出以获利。
S3:Could you please give us an example to show how this process works?
学3：您能给我们举个例子说明一下这个过程吗？
P:Yes. For example, Mr.and Mrs. Brown have $1 000 to invest.
教授：可以，比如说，布朗夫妇想把1000美元用于投资。
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,
他们找一位股票经纪人谈。这位经纪人告诉布朗夫妇沃德笔公司的情况，
which is making a lot of money by manufacturing pencils and it is selling shares of stock in order to get money to expand.
这家公司通过生产笔赚了钱。为了得到扩大生意的资金，这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。布朗夫妇决定买100股。
The broker fills this order, and the Browns own these 100 shares.
经纪人填了单，布朗夫妇就拥有100股。
Three months later, the Ward Company issues a dividend of $1.00 a share.
三个月后，沃德公司发每股1美元的红利。
The Browns have 100 shares, so they get a $100 dividend.
布朗夫妇一共得了100美元。
A year later, the company expands. It sells many more pencils.
一年以后，公司扩大，生意更火，
The price of the stock goes up to $6.00 a share. So the Browns get back $600,
股票价格涨到每股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.
他们的投资得到了可观的回报。
S1:It is also possible for the investors to get a complete loss, isn't it?
学1：投资也有可能什么也拿不回来，对吗？
P:Investing money in the stock market is not at all the safest way in the world to make more money.
史：投资股市并非世界上最安全的赚钱方式。
There is no guarantee, for example, that the Ward Pencil Company will do well,
例如，人们并不能保沃德笔公司会很兴隆，
and that the stock will go up. The company may do badly.
股票会涨，该公司生意有可能很糟，
Then the stock will go down, and the investors will lose money.
股票会因此下跌，投资者就会赔钱。
The stock may go up or down for a number of very complex reasons.
股票涨跌是由于许多复杂原因。
Everyone wants the stock market to go up, but sometimes,
人人都希望股票上涨，有时，
even when a company does well the stock may go down. This is usually true for all stocks.
即便公司生意兴隆，其股票也会下跌，对所有股票来说都如此。
S2:You mean it is risky to invest money in the stock market?
学2：您的意思是投资于股票市场是有风险的？
P:Well, investing money in the stock market is a gamble.
史：投资股市是一场赌博，
Everyone hopes to make money by investing.
人人都希望投资股市赚钱。
Companies that need money are glad that many people are willing to gamble in order to make money.
需资金的公司们很高兴看到许多人因为想赚钱而赌博。
The stock market is a very interesting and complex part of the business world.
股票市场是商业世界中一个非常有趣而复杂的部分。
