英文电影宝典——Wall Street

时间:2008-05-15 11:36:43 来源:英文大吧 作者:
 

man wants to buy. Call the Wall Street Chronicle, extension 1605, and you tell the man "Blue Horseshoe loves Anacott Steal." You got that? An "extension number" is the one that links you to the phone of a particular person within a company, after you reach the company itself. "You got that?" is a common way of asking "Do you understand?" Start buying Anacott Steal across the boards. Use the off-shore accounts and keep it quiet. In this case, to buy something "across the boards" is to buy it using many different accounts. An "off-shore" account is one that is located outside the US, often in small island-nations like the Cayman Islands. Lou, I got a sure thing. :: No sure thing, except death and taxes. In this context, "a sure thing" is a stock that is guaranteed to go up. There are no short-cuts. Quick-buck artists come and go with every bull market, but the steady players make it through the bear markets. A "short-cut" is a faster way of doing something. "Quick-buck artists" are suspicious people who try to make a lot of money very fast, often by cheating others. "Steady players make it through the bear markets" is Lou’s way of saying calm and disciplined investors survive well even if the stock market drops for an extended period of time. You got to get to the big time first, and then you can be a pillar and do good things. "The big time" is Bud’s way of referring to a situation where you make huge amounts of money. A "pillar" is a physical foundation for a building, or here, a reference to being a "pillar of the community." I know this 18 year old bimbette that’s just gorgeous. A "bimbette" is a silly version of "bimbo," which is a funny slang word for a stupid or uneducated but often pretty girl. "Gorgeous" is another word for beautiful. Take it and bid it. Make the tape. Bet the ranch. Buy 100,000 shares. These are all ways of saying to buy stock. "To bet the ranch" also means to risk everything on one decision or investment. First lesson in business. Don’t get emotional about stock; It clouds the judgement. If something "clouds your judgement" it is difficult to think rationally or clearly. He doesn’t talk back, doesn’t steal the silverware, and Dick here is going to get me an exemption. If a person "talks back," they defiantly or impolitely respond to a person, often by interrupting in anger. A "tax exemption" is a term in accounting which allows a person to buy something and then claim it is a business expense, so that they can pay less total tax. Stick around; This could be fun. A very common way of saying "stay here." Oh, how ghastly! You should see her. A powerful adjective which means horrible, sickening or shocking. A few thousand dollars down the tubes, if you ask me. If money goes "down the tubes," it is wasted or lost.

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