VOA慢速英语:Finding Capital in 'Dark Pools' and Angel Investors

1.In the late nineteen nineties, the Securities and Exchange Commission wanted to make room for new ideas in financial trading.

late用法

late adj. & adv. 迟，迟的，晚的，晚期，在晚期。如：

如： He is never late for school. 他上学从不迟到。

   The train was 10 minutes late. 火车晚点十分钟。

It’s never too late to mend.  改过不为晚。

(It’s )Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。

The workers in the south often go to work early and leave off late.

南下打工仔经常是早上工，晚下班。

请记住以下几种搭配：

in the late afternoon 傍晚，在下午较晚的时候

in the late 1990’s / 1990s 在二十世纪九十年代末

work late /far/deep into the night 工作至深夜

late in autumn 深秋

另外， late 用作形容词还可用来表示“已故的，去世不久的；前任的，不久前卸任的”。如：

the late Chairman Liu Shaoqi 前国家主席刘少奇

the late government 前任（上一届）政府

make room for给…让出空地方

Can you make room for another?
你还能腾出一个人的地方吗?

2.As of October, there were eighty-six alternative trading systems registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

as of在…时,到…时为止,从…时起，相当于by the end of

3.Still, angel investments during that period totaled eight and a half billion dollars.

still作副词使用时，含有“仍旧”、“还”之意，表示某事仍在继续，多用于肯定句或疑问句之中。例句：

     (1) My mother is still cooking. 我妈妈还在做饭。

     (2) Her arm still hurts. 她的胳膊还在痛。

     (3) In spite of his shortcomings, the girl still loved him. 尽管他有缺点，那个女孩仍然爱他。

     (4) Are you still working there? 你还在那里工作吗？

     (5) Will you still go there tomorrow? 明天你还会去那儿吗？

作连词使用

     still作为连词时含有“尽管如此，可还是要”、“然而”、“不过”之意。例句：

     (1) Although we are very tired, still we shall work. 虽然我们很累，但我们还将工作。

     (2) She was thirsty, still she wouldn't drink. 她虽然渴了，但仍不喝东西。

     (3) I like cats; still I don't care to own one. 我虽然喜欢猫，但不愿意养猫。

     (4) This is a very unpleasant affair. Still, we can't change it. 这是件很不愉快的事，但是我们无法改变它。     此外，still可以与more连用，相当于much more，常译“至于……更不必说”。例句：

     She can speak English, still more Japanese. 她连英语都会说，日语更不在话下。