 | | | Have you been a victim of market crash? |
Helen: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Helen. Chen Li: 我是陈藜. 在 Real English 节目里，我们要学习新词语，短语和表达，那么我们今天要学的词是？ Helen: Today's new word is 'crash' – C.R.A.S.H. – crash. Chen Li: Crash. 我知道这个词，意思是有事故发生，比如汽车冲撞，这个词可不那么幸运。 Helen: You are half right, crash is also often used in business, and it means to lose value or fail suddenly and quickly. Chen Li: 我明白了，这个词也可以说在短时间内失去价值或资金，那么怎么使用这个词呢？ Helen: Well, it's a verb. Chen Li: 这是一个动词 Helen: And a noun. Chen Li: 也可以作为名词。 Helen: So you could say everyone lost a lot of money when the gold markets crashed in 1987. Chen Li: 在这里 crash 是一个动词。 Helen: Or as a noun I could say 'there was a big crash on the stock market today'. Chen Li: 在这里 crash 又作为了一个名词。 Helen: In both sentences, a lot of money was lost quickly and suddenly. Insert A: I hear Bill had to sell his sports car. B: Yes. He had all his money in coffee. The market crashed and he lost almost everything. Helen: The stock market crashed in 2002 when the technology bubble burst. Chen Li: 我记得，当科技泡沫破灭，股市也很快下跌。 Helen: That's why I never gamble on the stock market. Chen Li: Well, good for you. 今天我们体验了崩溃的意味，可以用作动词，和名词，在商业中，他指突然失去价值或者价格。 Helen: We are out of time again. You've been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. See you next time. Chen Li: 下次节目见. | 
