A2 初级
UNIT 8: MONEY AND FINANCE
Investing
投资
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j/w
(t)
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didja
Key Vocabulary & Expressions
invest
投资
interest
利息
profit
盈利
lose money
亏钱
bank
‿
account
银行账户
advisor
顾问
property
房产
risk
风险
save
存钱
stock market
股市
My name
‿
is Carl.
我叫卡尔。
Ten years
‿
ago, I started to
‿
w
invest
‿
a small
‿
amount
‿
of money
‿
j
every
ev'ry
month.
十年前，我开始每个月投入一小笔钱。
My brother tol
(
d
)
me
‿
j
abou
(
t
)
the stock market,
but I
bud I
di
(
d
)
not
‿
understand
‿
it, so
‿
w
I
‿
j
asked
‿
an
‿
advisor.
哥哥跟我讲过股市，但我听不懂，所以我请教了一位顾问。
My first
‿
investmen
(
t
)
was boring: a bank
‿
accoun
(
t
)
with low
‿
w
interest.
我的第一笔投资很无聊：一个利息很低的银行账户。
Later
la-der
, I bough
(
t
)
some shares an
(
d
)
some property with my wife.
后来，我和妻子买了一些股票和房产。
Some years we made
‿
a profit, and
‿
in 2020 we los
(
t
)
money.
有些年份我们赚了钱，2020 年却亏了。
That
‿
is normal.
这很正常。
I
‿
j
invest
‿
only money
that I
thad I
do no
(
t
)
nee
(
d
)
nex
(
t
)
year.
我只投资明年用不到的钱。
Every
ev'ry
month, I save 15 percent
‿
of my salary, and
‿
I never
‿
inves
(
t
)
the rest.
每个月，我会把工资的百分之十五存起来，其余的钱绝不拿去投资。
There
‿
is
‿
always risk, so
‿
w
I read
‿
a lot before
‿
I buy
‿
j
anything.
风险总是存在，所以我买任何东西之前都会大量阅读。
Comprehension Questions
When di
(
d
)
Carl star
(
t
)
to
‿
w
invest?
Why di
(
d
)
he
‿
j
ask
‿
an
‿
advisor?
Wha
(
t
)
was his first
‿
investment?
Wha
(
t
)
happened
‿
in 2020?
How much
‿
of his salary does he save?
Conversation Starters
Do you
d'ya
‿
w
inves
(
t
)
money?
Do you
d'ya
‿
w
understan
(
d
)
the stock market?
Do you
d'ya
have
‿
a savings
‿
account?
Would you
wouldja
buy property if you could?
Who gives you
‿
w
advice
‿
abou
(
t
)
money?
Is
‿
i
(
t
)
risky to
‿
w
invest
‿
in your country?
Do you
d'ya
save money
‿
j
every
ev'ry
month?
Have you
‿
w
ever los
(
t
)
money?
Should schools teach children
‿
abou
(
t
)
money?
What
‿
is
‿
a good
‿
investmen
(
t
)
for you?