金融投資：Investing(3)（音頻文字）ZT
投資顧問Jerry跟客戶Frank見麵，建議他投資電動汽車電池技術的開發，Frank似乎有顧慮。
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覺得投資電池技術的開發聽上去有些象gamble,賭博，可是話說回來，投資就要有風險，堵注下對了就會賺一大筆錢，pay off big time, 全軍覆沒則會,lose your shirt,傾家蕩產。Jerry已經做好了全盤規劃，第一步是要做一下市場調查，do our homework,意思是先做好準備工作。第二步是收購一家叫WinTron Power的小公司。這家公司掌握著好幾項關鍵專利，而且有優秀的R&D Department，研究和開發部。
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說，首期投資the initial investment估計要500萬美元，Frank 說，that's steep. 這麽多錢， steep is spelled s-t-e-e-p, steep，意思是傾斜度大，坡陡，也有過份的意思，比如說 The price is steep，意思是價錢太貴。 Jerry 勸他說，如果成功，投個幾百萬，就有機會賺回幾十億，是個上算的買賣。Frank說，It's a tempting idea，他好象動心了。
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說，This is an once-in-a lifetime opportunity，這可是千載難逢的好機會，過了這個村就沒這個店了；這樣的機會千萬不能錯過。Frank終於被說動了。他說，you sold me，意思是你把我說服了。This could be my big break，這回沒準我的機會來了。 Big break，往往用來指突如其來的好運氣。Jerry，回答說，Just doing my job. 這是我份內的工作，這是我應該做的。
