牛市已接近尾聲？
Nvidia Corp., Wall Street’s hottest stock during the current artificial intelligence boom, has reached a new level of hype: the company’s superfans hosted a Super Bowl-style “watch party” for the tech giant’s eagerly awaited second-quarter earnings report and call.
輝達是華爾街當前人工智慧熱潮中的當紅炸子雞，其炒作已達到一個新的層次：輝達的鐵粉日前舉辦了一場超級盃風格的「觀賞派對」，以迎接萬眾期待的輝達第二季度財報和財報會議。
corp.公司(corporation的縮寫)artificial intelligence人工智慧=AIboom(n.)(經濟上的)繁榮(期);迅速發展baby boom嬰兒潮the property boom房地産業的繁榮hype(n.)(新聞媒體的)大肆宣傳、炒作media hype媒體炒作eagerly awaited倍受矚目的; 眾所期盼的=highly anticipatedearnings call財報會議
Up to 60 attendees gathered for the event at a bar in New York City on Wednesday, Aug. 28.
多達60位與會者於8月28日（星期三）在紐約市一家酒吧參加了這場盛會。
attend(v.)參加;出席attendee(n.)出席者;參加者
This event was the brainchild of Lauren Balik, an author and the owner of Upright Analytics.
這場活動的發起人是蘿倫·巴利克，她是一位作家，也是市場數據分析顧問公司Upright Analytics的老闆。
brainchild(n.)構想、心血結晶mastermind(n.)策劃者
On Aug. 27, she took to X to ask her followers if they were interested in attending a watch party for Nvidia’s quarterly earnings call.
她於8月27日在X平台上詢問她的追蹤者，是否有人有興趣參加輝達季度財報會議的觀賞派對。
if(conj.)是否=whether
When introducing the idea, she even likened the live financial report and subsequent expert commentary to a sporting event.
在提出這個想法時，她甚至將財報直播和隨後的專家評論比作一場體育賽事。
liken...to...將～比擬為～=compare…to…commentary(n.)評論、解說live commentary of the French Open法國公開賽的實況解說
Due to the strong response, Balik organized the party the following day at the Store House, a bar in Midtown Manhattan.
由於回響熱烈，巴利克於次日在曼哈頓中城的Store House酒吧舉辦了這場派對。
The atmosphere at the event was festive — seven screens broadcasted CNBC, and attendees wore green plastic necklaces and sat amidst decorations of black, green, and white balloons.
派對氣氛非常熱鬧——七個螢幕播放著CNBC轉播，與會者們戴著綠色的塑膠項鍊，坐在黑色、綠色和白色的氣球裝飾之中。
festive(adj.)歡樂的;節日的;喜慶的broadcast-broadcasted-broadcasted播送;播放(或broadcast-broadcast-broadcast)amid(st)(prep.)在～之中、被～圍繞著=in the middle of or surrounded by sth.
Most of the attendees were in their 20s, worked in “Big Tech,” and owned Nvidia shares.
大多數的與會者都是20多歲，在「科技巨頭」上班，並持有輝達股票。
big tech科技巨頭
Many came to celebrate Nvidia’s success in an otherwise unsteady economy.
許多人是為了慶祝輝達在其他方面不穩定的經濟環境中取得成功而來。
otherwise(adv.)在其他方面=in other aspects=in other waysunsteady(adj.)不穩定的steady(adj.)穩定的
When the earnings call finally started around 4:20 p.m., the reaction in the bar was not as euphoric as many had expected.
當財報會議終於在下午4點20分左右開始時，酒吧裡的反應並不像許多人預期的那樣亢奮。
euphoric(adj.)狂喜的;亢奮的;異常興奮的as adj. as…和～一樣的～
Although Nvidia reported $30 billion in earnings from April to June, some attendees were disappointed as the results fell short of investors’ “insane” expectations.
雖然輝達在4月到6月期間獲利達300億美元，但對於派對上的一些人來說，財報結果仍然令人失望，因為未能達到投資人「不切實際」的期望。
insane(adj.)瘋狂的、荒唐的
This may be because Nvidia’s market value had more than tripled over the past 12 months, leading people to expect even more.
這可能是因為輝達的市值在過去12個月內增長了兩倍多，使得人們期待更多驚喜。
triple(v.)(使)成三倍;(使)增加兩倍
Regarding the watch party phenomenon, some critics have suggested that it indicates an “overcrowded trade” in the AI sector, particularly for Nvidia, which may signal that its bull run is nearing its end.
至於這種「財報派對」現象，一些評論家認為，這可能是人工智慧領域「交易過度擁擠」的一個跡象，尤其是對輝達而言，可能預示「牛市已接近尾聲」。
regarding(prep.)關於=with regard to=with respect to=concerningphenomenon(n.)現象(複數型為phenomena)social phenomenon社會現象natural phenomenon自然現象signal(v.)預示bull run牛市=bull marketbear run熊市=bear market