買低賣高
Eva is asking her friend, Eugene, about investing in bonds.
伊娃問朋友尤金有關投資債券的問題。
invest (sth.) in把(某物)投資到
Eva: Hey, Eugene. I know you’re an investment expert. Could you explain what a bond is and what it does?
伊娃：嘿，尤金。我知道你是投資專家。可否請你說明債券是什麼，以及它是用來做什麼的？
investment(n.)投資
Eugene: You can think of a bond as an IOU between a lender and borrower. Bonds are typically issued by companies or governments as they need a significant amount of funds to finance projects or operations.
尤金：你可以把債券理解成貸款人與借款人之間的借據。債券通常是由公司或政府發行的，因為他們需要大筆資金為計畫或工程融資。
think of sth. as把某事物理解成IOU=I owe you借據issue(v.)發行、發布issue a warning發布警報issue a statement發表聲明finance(v.)融資、為～提供資金
Eva: Can ordinary people like me invest in bonds? The bar of buying bonds seems pretty high.
伊娃：像我這種一般人能投資債券嗎？申購債券的門檻看似相當高呢。
bar(n.)標準、門檻
Eugene: Not really. You can simply purchase bonds through brokerage firms, banks or bond traders. Some corporate bonds are traded on the over-the-counter market.
尤金：不見得。你只需透過經紀公司、銀行或債券交易商就可以購得債券。有些企業債券會在場外市場上進行交易。
purchase(v.)購買corporate(adj.)企業的corporate social responsibility企業社會責任corporate secret企業機密treasury bond(美國)國庫券the over-the-counter market場外交易市場exchange(n.)交易所
Eva: How would I make money with bonds?
伊娃：那我要怎麼利用債券來賺錢呢？
Eugene: There are two ways. The first is to hold your bonds until their maturity date and collect interest payments on them. The interest is usually paid twice a year.
尤金：有兩種方式。第一種是持有債券直至期滿為止，並收回債券配息。利息通常都是一年分兩期支付的。
maturity(n.)到期、期滿mature(adj.)成熟的；(v.)變成熟、期滿
Eva: That sounds like a safe option.
伊娃：那聽起來是個安全的選項。
Eugene: Yeah. The second way to profit from bonds is to sell them at a price that is higher than you initially paid.
尤金：確實。第二種透過債券賺錢的方式是，在出售債券時以高於原價的價格脫手。
profit from從～獲利initially(adv.)最初、起初=at the beginning
Eva: I know the golden rule here: buy low and sell high.
伊娃：我知道這裡的黃金法則：要買低賣高嘛。