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Frank: Jerry! My financial counselor! Good to see you...as always.
Jerry: Hey Frank, nice to see you, too.How\'s your stock portfolio these days? F: Not that bad.I bought into a hedge fund and it helped minimize my loes.J: Wise! You seem to beat the market at its own game pretty often.What\'s your secret?
F: I don\'t really have a secret.I just read a lot and pay attention to trends.投资顾问Jerry问Frank投资的股票赚不赚钱，How\'s your stock portfolio? portfolio is spelled p-o-r-t-f-o-l-i-o, portfolio，是投资组合的意思。Frank说他买 hedge fund，对冲基金，减少了不少损失。Jerry说Frank投资总能赚钱，beat the market at its own game.这里所说的to beat someone at his own game，意思是以其人之道还治其人之身，在这里意思就是利用市场规则，成为市场投资的赢家。
J: Well, I commend your busine sense.You seem to be staying ahead of the curve.
F: You win some and you lose some, that\'s busine.So, I hear you have a sales pitch for me.
J: Well, actually...it\'s not really a sales pitch...I have a vision I want to share with you! This idea could turn your company into a leader in the industry!
Jerry对Frank的商业头脑busine sense，表示赞赏，说Frank 总是stay ahead of the curve, 走在别人前面，stay ahead of the curve，意思是比别人更有远见，更能预见未来走向。Frank则说，You win some and you lose some, that\'s busine，做生意就是有赚有赔。you win some and you lose some，是很常用的一句话，意思是有输有赢，正常现象。Frank问Jerry想向自己推销什么。 A sales pitch，是推销的意思。Jerry说有个投资想法，能让Frank的公司成为行业领军人, turn your company into a leader in the industry。Jerry的想法是什么呢？
F: Ok...you\'ve got me interested.Let\'s hear the idea.
J: You know that old expreion: strike while the iron is hot?
F: Uh huh.
J: Well, it comes from blacksmiths.They would get the iron really hot so they could shape it.But, if the iron cooled
down, the blacksmith couldn\'t beat it into the shape he needed.
F: Ah...I never thought about where that expreion came from...Makes sense: you\'ve got to strike while the iron is hot.
Jerry问Frank听没听说过 strike while the iron is hot，趁热打铁这句话。这句话是从打铁来的，铁匠打铁，一定要趁热，等铁冷却下来，就不行了。可这跟Jerry的投资想法有什么关系呢？我们下次继续听。
投资顾问Jerry跟客户Frank见面，建议他投资电动汽车电池技术的开发，Frank似乎有顾虑。
F: I don\'t know....sounds like a gamble to me.
J: All investing is a gamble! But sometimes gambling pays off big time! F: That\'s true...but sometimes you lose your shirt.
J: I\'d recommend we take it step by step.The first step is to do lots of research.We really have to do our homework.
F: And then? What\'s step two?
J: I\'m recommending buying a small Chinese company called WinTron Power.They hold several key patents and they have a good R&D department.
Frank觉得投资电池技术的开发听上去有些象gamble,赌博，可是话说回来，投资就要有风险，堵注下对了就会赚一大笔钱，pay off big time, 全军覆没则会,lose your shirt,倾家荡产。Jerry已经做好了全盘规划，第一步是要做一下市场调查，do our homework,意思是先做好准备工作。第二步是收购一家叫WinTron Power的小公司。这家公司掌握着好几项关键专利，而且有优秀的R&D Department，研究和开发部。
F: How much is this going to cost me?
J: The initial investment is about five million.
F: Five million U.S.dollars? That\'s steep!
J: Yes...but you could end up becoming a major supplier to the auto companies of the future.Invest millions for a chance to make billions.
F: It\'s a tempting idea.It could be huge.
Jerry说，首期投资the initial investment估计要500万美元，Frank 说，that\'s steep.这么多钱， steep is spelled s-t-e-e-p, steep，意思是倾斜度大，坡陡，也有过份的意思，比如说 The price is steep，意思是价钱太贵。 Jerry 劝他说，如果成功，投个几百万，就有机会赚回几十亿，是个上算的买卖。Frank说，It\'s a tempting idea，他好象动心了。
J: China has the potential to be the leader in the field.This is an
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I think it would be foolish to let it slip away.F: Jerry...you sold me.I\'ll get working on this project right away.This could be my big break! Thanks for the info!
J: Just doing my job.
Jerry说，This is an once-in-a lifetime opportunity，这可是千载难逢的好机会，过了这个村就没这个店了；这样的机会千万不能错过。Frank终于被说动了。他说，you sold me，意思是你把我说服了。This could be my big break，这回没准我的机会来了。 Big break，往往用来指突如其来的好运气。Jerry，回答说，Just doing my job.这是我份内的工作，这是我应该做的。
投资顾问Jerry跟客户Frank见面，向他推销一种投资想法。
Jerry: I believe the iron is hot right now in the field of energy and transportation.Everyone is looking for new ways to reduce energy consumption.
F: Yeah, you\'re right.I bought a hybrid car last month...saves me as much as 50% in gasoline use!
J: Hybrids are the hottest thing on the market these days, and I think they fill a niche right now, but I\'m betting that the future belongs to fully electric-powered vehicles.
Jerry 觉得，能源和交通是投资的正确方向，一定要趁热打铁。Frank表示赞成，说自己上个月刚买了一辆汽电混合动力车hybrid，耗油量少了一半。Jerry承认，汽电混合动力车现在很流行，有自己的市场定位niche, niche is spelled n-i-c-h-e，但他觉得，汽车今后还是要向纯电动的方向发展。
F: That might be true.But I manufacture in China.Millions of people there don\'t even have a gas-powered car yet.
J: Yes...but don\'t you see? This is a golden opportunity! Millions of middle cla Chinese could potentially leapfrog over the old technologies and embrace electric vehicles.
F: It\'s an interesting idea.I know the government is supporting electric vehicles since many cities have serious air pollution.
Frank的工厂在中国，而中国很多人连汽油动力车都没有，哪谈得上什么纯电力车呢？Jerry却觉得，这是绝好的机会。This is a golden opportunity.因为中国数以百万计的中产阶级都可以跨越陈旧的技术，直接利用新技术，这里所说的leapfrog蛙跳，是跃过，跨过的意思。Frank觉得，这种想法有道理，因为中国政府为了治理空气污染，非常支持电动汽车的发展。
J: Just imagine! You could make a lot of money AND help make China a better place for people to live.
F: So you want me to invest in producing electric cars?
J: I think the real area of interest here is batteries.Battery technology needs to catch up.We already have a lot of companies that can make the cars, but batteries are far too expensive.
开发电力汽车，这种既能赚钱，又能改善中国生活环境的事何乐而不为呢？Jerry补充说，他其实不是建议 Frank投资电力汽车，The real area of interest is batteries，真有干头的是电池这一块，因为battery technology needs to catch up，电池技术还需要改进。Frank会被Jerry说服，投资电力汽车电池技术的开发吗？我们下次继续听。
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