【A】
Shirly：How are your stocks doing, Jim? 
你的股票怎么样了，吉姆。
Jim：Oh, all right. I lost a bunch of money in the last two years, but this year has been pretty good. 
哦，还可以。我去年这两年赔了一些钱，但是今年很不错。
Shirly：Yeah. I lost money investing in the Internet, too. 
是的。我投资因特网也赔了一些钱。
Jim：Just goes to show that you should buy companies, not ideas. 
这说明你应该投资具体的公司，而不光是一些概念。
Shirly：I changed my strategy around too. I invest in good companies now. 
我也改变了我的策略，我现在投资前景好的公司。
Jim：Yeah, me too. Did you hear about Frank? 
是的，我也是。你知道弗兰克的事情吗？
Shirly：No, what happened? 
没有，怎么了？
Jim：He lost his kids’ college money day trading. 
他做生意把孩子上大学的钱赔了。
Shirly：Oh, boy. His wife can’t be happy about that. 
哦，天。他的太太听了肯定会不高兴的。

【B】
A: David, do you know Lin Tao? 
大卫，你认识林涛吗？
B: How could I forget him! He was my best friend in my childhood.But we have not seen each other for 5 years. 
我怎么能不认识他呢。他可是我儿时最好的朋友。但是我们有五年没有见面了呢。
A: I heard that he hit a stock jackpot last year. 
我听说他去年炒股发了大财呢。
B: Wow, really? He was always a lucky dog. Both of us were very naughty, but every time he got excuses to avoid the punishment. 
真的？他一直以来都很幸运呢。小的时候，我们都很调皮，但是每次他都能够免于处罚。
A: Knowing his story, I am eager to show my capabilities in the stock market. 
知道他的故事后，我急于想到股市里面大展身手啊。
B: Come on. I would not like to be a speculator. You may lose all you have. 
算了吧，我不想成为投机者。你有可能会失去你的所有。
A: You are right. There are no pies dropping from the sky. 
是啊，天上是不会掉馅饼的。
B: So, what we need to do now is just to work harder than before. Success does not come easily. 
所以啊，我们要做的就是比以前更努力的工作。不是随便就能成功的。
A: Ha-ha. That is the truth. 
哈哈。这才是真理！