Lesson 48 Planning a share portfolio 【单词列表】

portfolio [ˌpɔːtˈfəuljəu] n. 投资组合

tipster [ˈtipstə] n. 情报贩子

Las Vegas [ˌlɑːs-ˈveiɡəs] 拉斯韦加斯

fritter [ˈfritə] v. 挥霍,浪费

【扩】splurge 挥霍,乱花

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A: Don't fritter away the money on things you don't really need.

B: But I thought they are necessary when I bought them.

A:不要把钱浪费在你不是真正需要的东西上。

B:但是我在买的时候觉得这些东西都是必需的。

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reputable [ˈrepjutəbəl] adj. 享有声望的

【派】reputableness 名誉

【扩】prestigious 享有声望的

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A: You know that our company is reputable in this field.

B: I see. That's why I want to do business with you.

A:你知道我们公司在这一领域是享有声望的。

B:是的,这也是为什么我想找你们做生意的原因。

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broker [ˈbrəukə] n. 经纪人

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A: I am an insurance broker.

B: What would you like to talk to me about today?

A:我是一名保险经纪人。

B:你今天想跟我谈什么?

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finance [faiˈnæns] n. 资金,财源

【派】financial 金融的

【扩】funding 资金

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A: This machine only costs you 350,000 USD.

B: We really need a computer, but it is not a good opportunity on finance now.

A:这台机器你只需花35万美元。

B:我们确实需要一台计算机,但是从财政上讲现在不是一个好时机。

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mortgage [ˈmɔːɡidʒ] n. 抵押贷款

pension [ˈpenʃən] n. 养老金

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A: Is there anything else you want to know?

B: Can you tell me a little bit about employee benefits, such as holidays and pension schemes?

A:还有别的你想知道的吗?

B:你能告诉我员工的福利,像休假、退休金方案吗?

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priority [praiˈɔrəti] n. 优先权

【扩】preferential right 优先权

【搭】take priority of 比……居先

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A: Ambulances enjoy priority in traffic.

B: Yes, because time is so important to the patients who are waiting for them.

A:救护车享有优先通行权。

B:是的,因为时间对于等待他们救治的病人来说太重要了。

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gilt [ɡilt] n. 金边证券(高度可靠的证券)

convertible [kənˈvəːtəbəl] n. 可换证券

sanguine [ˈsæŋɡwin] adj. 乐观的

【扩】optimistical 乐观的  roseate 乐观的  optimistic 乐观的,乐观主义的

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A: I'm not sanguine about the result of the experiment.

B: Don't give up before we get the result.

A:我对实验的结果不太乐观。

B:在拿到结果之前不要轻言放弃。

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heady [ˈhedi] adj. 令人陶醉的

【派】headily 任性地,令人兴奋地

【扩】ravishing 令人陶醉的

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A: It was a heady experience.

B: Yes, we can hardly find another place as beautiful as this.

A:这是一种令人陶醉的经历。

B:是的,我们很难再找到一个这么美的地方了。

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alongside [əˌlɔŋˈsaid] adv. 在旁

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A: The two ships lay alongside of each other.

B: Which shall we take then?

A:这两艘船并排靠着。

B:那我们要坐哪一艘呢?

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pedestrian [piˈdestriən] adj. 平淡无奇的,乏味的

【扩】unromantic 平淡无奇的

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A: He was rather a pedestrian student.

B: So you mean that diligence can make every person a genius, right?

A:他原是个相当平常的学生。

B:那你的意思是说勤奋能让每个人都变成天才,是吗?

tipster

🇬🇧/ˈtɪpstə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈtɪpstər/
A tipster is someone who tells you, usually in exchange for money, which horses they think will win particular races, so that you can bet money on the horses. (提供赛马内幕消息的)情报贩子

noun [专属名词] 情报贩子;密报者

Days later, Dozier was rescued by an Italian SWAT team, after a tipster led them to his location. 几天后,意大利反恐特警组救出了多兹尔将军,一名线人带领他们找到关押他的地点。

Las Vegas

🇬🇧/lɑːz ˈveɪgəs/ 🇺🇸/lɑs ˈveɪgəs/
美国内华达州的一座城市,以其赌场、酒店、娱乐场所和夜生活而闻名。

noun [专属名词] 拉斯维加斯

This attracts hordes of tourists to Las Vegas. 这吸引了一群群的旅客来到拉斯维加斯。

fritter

🇬🇧/ˈfrɪtə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈfrɪtər/
Fritters are round pieces of fruit, vegetables, or meat that are dipped in batter and fried. 油炸果(或肉、菜)馅饼

verb [vt. 及物动词] 浪费(时间、金钱);挥霍;弄碎

I seem to fritter my time away. 我仿佛在虚度光阴。

noun [专属名词] 油炸馅饼

The faster you trade, the more you fritter away that advantage. 因此,交易越频繁, 就越浪费这一优势。

noun [专属名词] (Fritter)(美、英、加)芙特尔(人名)

Although Chelsea have the advantage of freedom from European diversions, they might fritter it away. 尽管切尔西不用受欧战拖累,但他们也许会将这种优势挥霍掉。

reputable

/ˈrepjətəb(ə)l/
A reputable company or person is reliable and can be trusted. 声誉好的

adjective [原级] 声誉好的,值得信赖的

You are well advised to buy your car through a reputable dealer. 你通过一个声誉好的经销商来买车是明智的。

broker

🇬🇧/ˈbrəʊkə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈbroʊkər/
A broker is a person whose job is to buy and sell securities, foreign money, real estate, or goods for other people. 经纪人; 掮客

noun [专属名词] 经纪人,中间人

Jackson had been a major power broker in the presidential elections. 杰克逊曾是总统竞选中一名主要的权力经纪人。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 协调,安排

The United Nations brokered a peace in Mogadishu at the end of March. 联合国于3月底在摩加迪沙促成了一场和平谈判。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Broker)(英)布罗克,(俄)布罗克尔(人名)

Broker dealer holding futures company's enterprise value consists of real assets value and option value. 券商控股型期货公司的企业价值由其现实资产的价值与期权价值两部分组成.

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finance

/ˈfaɪnæns/
When someone finances something such as a project or a purchase, they provide the money that is needed to pay for them. 资助

noun [集合/集体] 财政,金融;资金,财源;财务事务,经济情况

A United States delegation is in Japan seeking finance for a major scientific project. 1 个美国代表团正在日本为一个重大科研项目寻求资助。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 提供资金;贷款购买,赊购

The fund has been used largely to finance the construction of federal prisons. 该基金大部分已用于资助联邦监狱的建造。

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mortgage

🇬🇧/ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/ 🇺🇸/ˈmɔːrɡɪdʒ/
A mortgage is a loan of money which you get from a bank or savings and loan association in order to buy a house. 房屋抵押贷款

noun [抽象名词] 按揭,抵押贷款;抵押贷款额

...an increase in mortgage rates. …房屋抵押贷款利率的上升。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 抵押;(为眼前好处)使承受(未来)风险

They had to mortgage their home to pay the bills. 他们不得不抵押他们的房子来还账。

pension

🇬🇧/ˈpenʃ(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/ˈpenʃən/
Someone who has a pension receives a regular sum of money from a former employer because they have retired or because they are widowed or disabled. 养老金; 抚恤金

noun [专属名词] 养老金,退休金;(法国和其他一些欧洲国家的)廉价小旅店;<史>(给皇室宠臣、艺术家或学者以便他们能从事公益工作的)津贴,补助金

She's got nothing beyond her state pension. 除了政府发的养老金外,她什么都没有。

verb [vt. 及物动词] (尤指因年龄或疾病而)向(某人)支付养老金使其退休;(因陈旧或不再有用而)丢弃(某物)

She went to the post office to draw her pension. 她到邮局去领取她的养老金。

priority

🇬🇧/praɪˈɒrəti/ 🇺🇸/praɪˈɔːrəti/
If something is a priority, it is the most important thing you have to do or deal with, or must be done or dealt with before everything else you have to do. 优先处理的事

noun [抽象名词] 优先事项,最重要的事;优先,优先权,重点;<英>优先通行权

The government's priority is to build more power plants. 政府的当务之急是建造更多的发电厂。

adjective [原级] 优先的

Women are more likely to give priority to child care and education policies. 女性更可能给孩子的照料和教育方案以优先考虑。

gilt

/ɡɪlt/
A gilt object is covered with a thin layer of gold or gold paint. 镀金的

noun [专属名词] 镀金;小母猪;眩目的外表

They were richly gilt, and their lofty prows and sterns were elaborately carved. 它们都漆成富丽的金色,高大的船头和船尾都是精雕细琢的。

adjective [原级] 镀金的

Their halberd staves were covered with crimson velvet, fastened with gilt nails, and ornamented with gold tassels. 他们的戟柄覆盖着深红色的天鹅绒,用镀金的钉子钉牢,并饰以金色的流苏。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 镀金(gild 的过去式和过去分词)

There are four gilt wood torchieres flanking the fireplaces. 在壁炉的侧面有四个木制涂金的落地灯。

convertible

🇬🇧/kənˈvɜːtəb(ə)l/ 🇺🇸/kənˈvɜːrtəb(ə)l/
A convertible is a car with a soft roof that can be folded down or removed. 敞篷汽车

adjective [原级] 可转换的(a convertible sofa),可兑换的;(汽车)有活动折蓬的;(词语)同义的

In finance, convertible investments or money can be easily exchanged for other forms of investments or money. 可兑换的

noun [具体名词] 活动顶篷式汽车;可换证券

Her own car is a convertible VW. 她的车是一辆大众敞篷汽车。

sanguine

/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/
If you are sanguine about something, you are cheerful and confident that things will happen in the way you want them to. 乐观的; 自信的

adjective [原级] 乐观的;满怀希望的;面色红润的

They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

verb [vt. 及物动词] vt. 血染;以血沾污

With sangfroid the sanguinary man bangs his sanguine son against the hanger in the hangar. 残暴男子从容地把乐观的儿子往飞机库里的挂钩上猛撞.

noun [专属名词] 血红色

He tends to take a sanguine view of the problems involved. 他对涉及的问题持乐观态度。

heady

/ˈhedi/
A heady drink, atmosphere, or experience strongly affects your senses, for example, by making you feel drunk or excited. 令人陶醉的

adjective [原级] 兴奋的;任性的;性急的;顽固的;使人头晕的;令人陶醉的

The heady aroma of wood smoke emanated from the stove. 木头燃烧的浓郁香味从炉子里散发出来。

alongside

🇬🇧/əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/ 🇺🇸/əˌlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second. 在…旁边

preposition [位置和方向] 在…旁边;沿着…的边;与…一起,与…并肩(工作);与…相比;与…同等重要的;同时,共存

He crossed the street and walked alongside Central Park. 他过了马路,然后在中央公园旁边走着。

adverb [地点副词] 在旁边

He waited several minutes for a car to pull up alongside. 他等了几分钟等一辆车停靠在旁边。

pedestrian

/pəˈdestriən/
A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a town or city, rather than travelling in a vehicle. 行人

noun [专属名词] 步行者,行人

Ingrid was a walker, even in Los Angeles, where a pedestrian is a rare sight. 英格丽德是个步行者,即使在行人少见的洛杉矶也是如此。

adjective [原级] 平淡无奇的,乏味的;行人的,行人使用的;徒步的

His style is so pedestrian that the book becomes a real bore. 他的文风很平庸,以致那本书成了一本真正乏味的书。

portfolio

🇬🇧/pɔːtˈfəʊliəʊ/ 🇺🇸/pɔːrtˈfoʊlioʊ/
A portfolio is a set of pictures by someone, photographs of their work, or examples of their writing. (用于参赛或求职的) 作品选辑

noun [专属名词] 公文包,画夹;(成册展示的)作品集,照片集;(个人或机构的)投资组合;(部长或大臣的)职责,职务;(公司或机构提供的)系列产品,成套物品

After dinner that evening, Edith showed them a portfolio of her own political cartoons. 那天晚饭后,伊迪丝给他们看了她自己的政治漫画选辑。

adjective [原级] (职业类型)短期合同制的,兼职的

The term investment portfolio conjures up visions of the truly rich—the Rockefellers, the Wal Mart Waltons, Bill Gates. “投资组合”一词让人联想起真正的富人——洛克菲勒家族、沃尔顿家族、比尔·盖茨。