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Unit 3 Dialogue: Stock Antony： Whats up[1]? Mike： I want to invest in stocks to make a quick buck[2]. Antony： Really? Im trading also. So which company are you going to invest in? Mike： I think Baidu looks promising, so I m going to put all my money in it and make a big profit. Antony： What? All of your money? Dont put all your eggs in one basket[3]. You need to diversify your portfolio[4]. Mike Really? Thanks for letting me know. Words and expressions: stock [st?k] n.股票,股份 buck [b?k] n.（美）钱，元 invest [invest] vt. vi.投资；?花费 promising [pr?misi?] a. 有希望的,前途有望的 diversify [daiv?:sifai] vt. 使成形形色色,使多样化,使变化 portfolio [p?:tf?ulj?u] n.公文包；?文件夹；证券投资组合 [1] Whats up? 和“How are you doing?” “Hows it going?”以及“Whats new?” 一样。Whats up?是美国人常说的寒暄语，一般认为是从黑人语言中而来， 是很常用的打招呼方式。“Whats up?”就是问对方近来如何，有点像中文 里的“最近怎样”，通常没什么事就会回答“Not much”或者“Nothing”。 不过，还有一种情况也很常见，就是对方也回答了一句“Whats up?”。 在这种情况下，“Whats up”几乎相当于“Hello”。“Whats up?”也常被用 来问人家有什么事，比如别人登门拜访，你就可以用，意为“有何贵干哪”。 [2] buck是美国口语中的dollar就是美元，make a buck的意思是“挣钱”，make an easy buck就是“很容易地挣钱”，make a quick buck意思是“尽快赚点 儿钱”。 [3] Dont put all your eggs in one basket. 这个谚语字面意义是不要把你的鸡 蛋都放在一个篮子里（dont put all your eggs in one basket-就是说要分散风 险），千万不要孤注一掷。 [4] You need to diversify your portfolio. 你应该做多样性的投资。portfolio在 句中的意思是(投资者持有的)全部有价证券，投资组合。 diversify及物动词 vt. 1. 使多样化 Hill and woods diversify the landscape. 山陵和树林点缀景色。 2. 把(资金)分投在几家公司内People should diversify their investments. 人们应分散投资在几家公司。 3. 增加产品种类以扩大(业务)；增加(产品的品种)Our factory is trying to diversify its range of products. 我们厂正设法增加产品的品种。 Practice： I. Answer the following questions based on the dialogue: 1. Mike wants to invest _____________ to make a quick buck. 2. Mike is going to _____________ all his money in Baidu and make a _____________ profit. 3. Antony asks Mike not to put all his eggs in one _____________. 4. Mike needs to _____________ his portfolio. II. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the following words and expressions: A. company B