英语口语练习小对话 第691期:经验丰富的投资者

Subject: He is a smart money.

迷你对话

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

提出改革这个主意应该归于你们的主管。

B: Yeah, he is a smart money.

是的，他是一个经验丰富的投资者。

1. 解释

A smart money用来指“有经验的投资商或投资能力强，赋予经验的人”。

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.

你认为经济的前景是会变得更兴旺呢，还是会变得越来越疲软？那些搞经济的专家们似乎认为商业会越来越好，所以，也许现在是把一些钱投资到股票市场去的时候了。

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.

过去，我从银行存款所得到的利息是我退休后很好的一笔收入。但是，现在利率那么低，我不得不让那些管理互助基金的专业人员来经管我的钱。

Ps ：give sb. credit for something的意思是因某事而赞扬某人或因某事儿信任某人。例如：

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

在英语角有人说我口语好让我觉得有点受宠若惊。

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

他们在他死后才对他的功绩加以表扬。

I give you credit for more sense .

我过去相信你是有见识的人。

I did not give you credit for such skill.

我没想到你有这个本事。