台生操盤比特幣
For many Americans, college tuition is a financial burden that is carried for years and years after graduation.
對於許多美國人來說，大學學費是畢業多年後仍須背負的經濟負擔。
tuition(n.)學費living expenses生活花費burden(n.)負擔;重擔
Some New York University students, however, are paying for their tuition the easy way.
然而有些紐約大學的學生卻能輕鬆付清學費。
however(adv.)然而nevertheless(adv.)然而
These NYU students have used the profits from lucrative bitcoin investments to pay for four years of studies, which cost around 200,000 US dollars, according to the New York Post.
《紐約郵報》報導，這些紐約大學的學生靠著比特幣豐厚的獲利，一次付清紐約大學4年學費，約20萬美元。
lucrative(adj.)賺錢的、獲利豐厚的=profitable=profit-making
Konig Chen is one such success story. The 22-year-old, who was raised in Brazil and went to high school in Taiwan, says he has used the profits of his bitcoin investments to pay for a full four-year course of study in hospitality and leisure management at NYU.
陳柯尼就是其中一個成功案例。22歲的陳柯尼在巴西長大，曾在台灣就讀高中，他說他用投資比特幣的獲利，付清在紐約大學就讀休閒與餐旅管理系4年的全額學費。
hospitality and leisure management休閒與餐旅管理
In February 2017, Chen began making small bets of about $5,000 on the cryptocurrency. At the time, it was trading at about $1,200.
陳柯尼去年2月開始投資比特幣，起先小額投注5000美元。當時比特幣的交易價格約為1200美元。
bet(n.)賭注place or put a bet on~下注;投注cryptocurrency(n.)電子加密貨幣trade at~交易價格為…
As the currency started to skyrocket, Chen raked in around $300,000 over the year.
隨著幣值狂飆，一整年下來，他獲利超過30萬美元。
skyrocket(v.)暴漲、飛漲=surge=soar=shoot uprake in~輕鬆賺進很多錢
Chen credited his success to his NYU classmate Brandon, who had developed an algorithm to predict the performance of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
陳柯尼表示他的投資成功，全歸功紐約大學同學布蘭登，他研發出一套能夠預測比特幣和其他電子加密貨幣走勢的演算法。
credit sth. to sb.將某事歸功於某人=attribute…to…algorithm(n.)演算法
In an interview with the New York Post, Chen says he plans to get out before the currency crashes and will invest his earnings in a resort property.
接受《紐約郵報》訪問時，陳柯尼說，他計畫在比特幣狂跌之前退場，將獲利轉投資購買渡假村。
crash(v.)暴跌resort(n.)渡假勝地、旅遊勝地property(n.)房產;地產;房地產
“The trend is that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will go up for now, but I don’t plan to be around when it goes down,” he says.
他說：「目前比特幣和其他電子加密貨幣有看漲的趨勢，但我不打算在比特幣跌價的時候繼續投資。」
“After making all this money, I can’t see myself being the manager of a hotel. My plan is to cash out and buy a resort property.”
「賺這麼多錢之後，我已經不想當飯店經理人了。我計畫將手上比特幣兌現，買下一間渡假村。」
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