潮流英語情景對話張口就來Unit73：小投資大回報

　　F:When it comes to select a fund，you will always read“Past performance is not an indication of future results".Can you believe that?

　　F:說到選擇基金，總有人會說“過去的業(yè)績并不代表它的將來”這句話。你覺得呢?

　　M:Maybe it is right since everything is possible. You know the market changes quickly these days.

　　M:也許是對的。因為一切都有可能，你也知道，最近市場變化得很快。

　　F:But I still have doubt in those funds with bad historic performance.

　　F:不過我對于過去表現(xiàn)不佳的基金還是沒有信心。

　　M:So you have to develop your paHence and forethought!

　　M:所以你就得要有耐心和先見之明啊!

　　F:Not exactly，I suppose. For me，historic record is the very important criteria to decide which to buy. I really want to decrease the risk to the minimum and achieve the maximum returns.

　　F:我覺得也不完全這樣。在我看來，一只基金的歷史業(yè)績是我購買它的重要衡量標準。我希望風險最低，回報最高。

　　M:If you refuse to take risk，you can't have better returns.

　　M:如果你不冒險，也不可能獲得收益的。

　　F:I will think about it.

　　F:我會考慮的。

　　重點詞匯

　　indication征兆;跡象;暗示

　　He gave no indication that he was ready to compromise.他沒有流露出打算妥協(xié)的跡象。

　　forethought先見之明

　　With a little forethought many accidents could be avoided.做些事前籌劃可防止多起事故的發(fā)生。

　　criteria標準;基準

　　The most important criterion for entry is that applicants must design and make their own work.參加的最重要標準就是申請人必須設計并制作自己的作品。

　　decrease降低;減少

　　Population growth is decreasing by 1.4% each year.人口增長每年下降1.4%。

　　minimum最小量;最小限度

　　He was only five feet nine, the minimum height for a policeman.他只有5.9英尺高，這是警察身高要求的底線。

　　maximum最大量;最大限度

　　The law provides for a maximum of two years in prison.法律規(guī)定監(jiān)禁最長兩年。