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Unit 29 Finance
财 政 金 融
Part One: Expressions
1. How are your stocks doing, Jim?
吉姆，你的股票怎么样了？
2. I lost a bunch of money in the last two years.
过去两年我赔了很多钱。
3. I changed my strategy around too. 
我改变了自己的策略。
4. I like to open up a savings account please.
我想开一个储蓄帐户。
5. I want the one with the highest interest rate.
我想要最高利息的那种。
6. You have to maintain a balance of $10,000 in the account.
你必须在账户里保持1万元的余额。
7. I’ll be with you in one second.
我马上就来。
8. I want to take out a loan for school. 
我想获得读书贷款。
9. Do you qualify for any of the federal loan programs?
你具备获得联邦政府贷款项目的资格吗？
10. How do I go about taking it out?
怎么样可以获得？

Part Two: Dialogues
1.Investments投资
A: How are your stocks doing, Jim?
B: Oh, all right. I lost a bunch of money in the last two years, but this year has been pretty good.
A: Yeah. I lost money investing in the Internet, too.
B: Just goes to show that you should buy companies, not ideas.
A: I changed my strategy around too. I invest in good companies now.
B: Yeah, me too. Did you hear about Frank?
A: No, what happened?
B: He lost his kids’ college money day trading.
A: Oh, boy. His wife can’t be happy about that.
A: 你的股票怎么样了，吉姆。
B: 哦，还可以。我去年这两年赔了一些钱，但是今年很不错。
A: 是的。我投资因特网也赔了一些钱。
B: 这说明你应该投资具体的公司，而不光是一些概念。
A: 我也改变了我的策略，我现在投资前景好的公司。
B: 是的，我也是。你知道弗兰克的事情吗？
A: 没有，怎么了？
B: 他做生意把孩子上大学的钱赔了。
A: 哦，天。他的太太听了肯定会不高兴的。

2.Savings Accounts储蓄帐户
A: I like to open up a savings account please.
B: O.K. We offer a few different kinds.
A: I want the one with the highest interest rate.
B: That would be our Saver’s Plus account.
A: 4.5%, that’s good. How much money do I have to keep in it to get that rate?
B: You have to maintain a balance of $10,000 in the account or the rate drops to 3%.
A: All right. I’ll open one of those. 
B: Just fill out these forms, and I’ll be with you in one second.
A: Thanks.
A: 我想在这儿开一个储蓄帐户。
B: 好的，我们有很多种。
A: 我要利息最高的这种。
B: 那可以试试我们的储值账户。
A: 4.5%，不错。要开这种账户得存多少钱？
B: 你必须保证有1万美元的余额存储否则利率将降至3%。
A: 好的，我就开这种账户。
B: 请填表。我马上就来。
A: 谢谢。

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