Lesson 48 Planning a share portfolio 【单词列表】

mortgage ^{n. a legal arrangement by which you borrow money from a bank or similar organization in order to buy a house, and pay back the money over a period of years 抵押贷款}

• monthly mortgage repayments ^{每月的房贷还款额}
• After finding their dream home, they immediately went to the bank to apply for a mortgage. ^{在找到心仪的房子后，他们立即去银行申请了抵押贷款。}
• They had to take out a mortgage to cover the cost of the new apartment. ^{他们不得不办理抵押贷款来支付新公寓的费用。}
•  It took them twenty-five years, but they finally paid off their mortgage last month. ^{他们花了25年时间，终于在上个月还清了抵押贷款。}
•  Potential homebuyers are waiting for mortgage rates to drop before entering the market. ^{潜在购房者正在等待贷款利率下降后再入市。}
•  While a mortgage is a type of loan, it is specifically used for purchasing real estate. ^{虽然抵押贷款也是贷款的一种，但它专门用于购买房地产。}

mortgage ^{v. to give a bank, etc. the legal right to own your house, land, etc. if you do not pay the money back that you have borrowed from the bank to buy the house or land 抵押}

• He had to mortgage his house to pay his legal costs.
• 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。}
• He will have to mortgage his land for a loan. ^{他不得不将土地抵押来申请贷款。}

 “mort” / “morb” / “mori” = death ^死亡

• mortgage ^{“gage” = pledge n. 抵押贷款；v. 抵押}
• mortal ^{adj. 终有一死的；致死的，致命的}
• mortality ^{n. 不免一死；死亡率}
• immortal ^{“im” / “in” = not adj. 不朽的，永生的}
• immortality ^{n. 不朽，永生}
• morbid ^{adj. 病态的，忧郁的}
• morbidity ^{n. 病态；发病率}
• moribund ^{“bund” = tending toward adj. 垂死的，行将消亡的}
• mortuary ^{“ary”（场所）n. 停尸房，太平间}
• postmortem ^{“post” = after n. 验尸；adj. 死后的}

convertible ^{n.  可兑换证券；敞篷汽车； adj. 可改变的}

• a convertible sofa
• It was a beautiful day, so we drove to the coast with the top down in his new convertible. ^{天气很好，所以我们开着他的新敞篷车，敞着顶棚去了海边。}
• Investors often prefer convertibles because they offer the safety of a bond with the potential upside of stock. ^{投资者通常青睐可兑换证券，因为它们既有债券的安全性，又有股票的潜在增值空间。}
• The sofa is easily convertible into a comfortable double bed for guests. ^{这张沙发可以很容易地转换成一张供客人使用的舒适双人床。}
• The country is working hard to make its money a fully convertible currency. ^{该国正努力使其货币成为一种完全可自由兑换的货币。}

conversion ^{n. 1. when you change sth. from one form, purpose, or system to a different one 改变，转变}

• the conversion of a barn into a house the conversion of pounds into dollars
• In the conversion of saliva into poison, one might suppose that a fixed process took place.
• The conversion of solar energy into electricity has become much more efficient. ^{将太阳能转化为电能的效率已经大大提高了。}
• The city saw a rapid conversion of old factories into modern art galleries. ^{这座城市经历了旧工厂向现代艺术画廊的快速改建。}

conversion ^{n. 2. when sb. changes from one religion or belief to a different one 改变信仰，皈依}

• His conversion into Buddhism was a turning point in his spiritual life. ^{他皈依佛教是他精神生活的一个转折点。}
• his conversion from Christianity to Buddhism

convert ^{v. 1. 改变（形式或用途）}

• The stocks can be easily converted to cash.
• They converted the spare bedroom into an office.
• Over the periods their saliva, a mild, digestive juice like our own, was converted into a poison that defies analysis even today.

convert ^{v. 2. 改变信仰}

• European missionaries converted thousands to Christianity.
• She converted to Catholicism.

pedestrian ^{n. a person walking in the street and not travelling in a vehicle 行人}

• The death rate for pedestrians hit by cars is unacceptably high.
• What is a pedestrian mall? ^{什么是步行街呢？}
• A new type of pedestrian appeared in Paris many years ago. ^{很多年前，一种新式的步行者在巴黎出现。}

pedestrian ^{adj. 1. used by people who are walking 为行人而设的}

• A new pedestrian bridge was built to help students cross the busy highway safely. ^{修建了一座新的人行天桥，以帮助学生们安全穿过繁忙的公路。}
• The hotel features an enclosed pedestrian walkway that connects to the convention center. ^{这家酒店拥有一条封闭的人行通道，直通会议中心。}

pedestrian ^{adj. 2. ordinary and boring 平淡的，乏味的}

• a pedestrian account of his childhood
• His speech was long and pedestrian. 

“ped” = foot ^脚

• pedestrian ^{“ian” = 人 n. 行人；adj. 为行人而设的；平淡的，乏味的}
• pedal ^{adj. 足的，脚的；n. 踏板，脚蹬子}
• pedicure ^{n. 足部治疗，修脚}
• biped ^{“bi” = two n.  二足动物；adj.  二足的}
• quadruped ^{“quadru” = four n. 四足动物；adj. 四足的}
• centipede ^{“centi” = hundred n. 蜈蚣}
• expedite ^{“ex” = out v. 使加速}
• expedition ^{n. 远征，考察，探险}
• impede ^{“im” = in v. 妨碍，阻碍}
• impediment ^{n. 障碍，语言障碍}

portfolio ^{n. 1. a large flat case used especially for carrying pictures, documents etc. 公事包，文件夹}

• A second grader's homework portfolio. ^{二年级孩子作业夹。}
• Now much of it looks like a design portfolio. ^{现在它更像一张设计作品大全。}

portfolio ^{n. 2. in finance, a portfolio is the combination of shares or other investments that a particular person or company has 投资组合}

• My stockbroker manages my portfolio for me.
• Have a portfolio of your work that can link theory to practice. ^{准备一个你的工作作品集，把理论和实践联系起来。}
• Portfolio management is a discipline. ^{项目组合管理是一个规程。}

“foli” = leaf ^一叶

• portfolio ^{“port” = carry n. 公事包，文件夹；投资组合}
• folio ^{n. 对折纸，对开纸}
• foliage ^{“age”（集合名词字尾）n. 叶子}
• foliate ^{adj. 有叶的，叶状的}
• defoliant ^{n. “de” = down n. 落叶剂}
• defoliate ^{v. 使落叶}