英語口語練習小對話 第691期:經驗豐富的投資者

Subject: He is a smart money.

迷你對話

A: Your director must be given credit for proposing the idea of reform.

提出改革這個主意應該歸於你們的主管。

B: Yeah, he is a smart money.

是的，他是一個經驗豐富的投資者。

1. 解釋

A smart money用來指“有經驗的投資商或投資能力強，賦予經驗的人”。

2. 例句

e.g. Do you think the economy is heading up or down? The smart money seems to think that business will get better so maybe it's time to put some money into the stock market.

你認爲經濟的前景是會變得更興旺呢，還是會變得越來越疲軟？那些搞經濟的專家們似乎認爲商業會越來越好，所以，也許現在是把一些錢投資到股票市場去的時候了。

e.g. In the past, interest from my bank account was a good source of income to have after I retire. But interest rates are so low these days that I have to let those smart money people who handle mutual funds take care of my money.

過去，我從銀行存款所得到的利息是我退休後很好的一筆收入。但是，現在利率那麼低，我不得不讓那些管理互助基金的專業人員來經管我的錢。

Ps ：give sb. credit for something的意思是因某事而讚揚某人或因某事兒信任某人。例如：

It made me feel great flattered when somebody give credit for my oral English in English corner.

在英語角有人說我口語好讓我覺得有點受寵若驚。

They did not give him credit for his work until after he died.

他們在他死後纔對他的功績加以表揚。

I give you credit for more sense .

我過去相信你是有見識的人。

I did not give you credit for such skill.

我沒想到你有這個本事。