2102. Investing decisions driven by emotion rarely pay off. Set and stick with a sensible, long-term plan. It’s one of the best ways to build wealth. 因冲动而作的投资决定会往往得不偿失，所以你得做一个长期、理智的计划，并且持守不变。这是积累财富的最好之一的办法。
2103. There are three factors you need to take control of for your investment: define your goals, time frame, and risk tolerance. 投资时，有三个因素你得把握：明确目标，投资的期限，以及对风险的承受力。
2104. Let’s have a roundtable on this issue. 我们来开个圆桌会议来解决这个问题。又作：a round table conference.
2105. There will be meteor showers in our region next week. 下周我们这里会有流星雨。
2106. He is a poor college student, always on the prowl for a free meal. 他是个穷学生，老是想蹭饭。
2107. Whooshing down a snow-covered mountain at high speed exhilarates me. 风驰电掣般地冲下雪山真叫我过瘾呀。whoosh 飞快冲过。exhilarate 就是excite，要记得这里h不发言。hilarate 与hilarious 同一词根。
2108. Many people believe that Obama’s reckless monetary policies will cause hyperinflation. 很多人都相信，奥巴马的无节制的金融政策会导致恶性通货膨胀。chronic inflation 长期通货膨胀。
2109. I am a grown-up. Why have I still got spots? They really blow my confidence. My self-esteem suffers too. 我都是成年人了，为什么我还会有青春痘呢？这些斑斑点点真是打伤我的自信心，我的尊严也受损。
2110. We need to have faith even when our prayer goes unanswered. 就算我们的祷告不蒙应允，我们也应该有信心。
1. It doesn’t have a killer app or technology. 这家公司既没有绝杀也没有好的技术。a killer apps 主要指电脑业内的领先的技术，绝招。a killer app 是a killer application的缩写。一个好的程式可以带动整个行业的销售。
2. Ford has jumped back into the black. How was the automaker able to make the turnaround so quickly without an fusion of cash from Uncle Sam? 福特公司一举扭亏增盈，这家汽车制造公司是如何在没有美国政府灌入资金的情况下扭转局面的呢？jump back into the black, 扭亏增盈，make the turnaround 扭转了局面，an fusion of cash，注入资金。
3. I wish I could learn the investing secret Warren Buffett has that has made him a billionaire. How can I pick the star-performing dividend stocks? 但愿我也能学到巴菲特的获利亿万的投资秘诀。我怎样才能找到表现出色的分红股票？The goal of any leader is to build their business into a star-performing company. 所有的领导都有一个共同的愿望，就是把公司打造成为一个优秀的企业。
4. Comcast’s deal to buy AT&T cables was a huge bet and it worked out well. It has put Comcast on the map as a major player in the business.康卡斯特电讯公司购买AT&T有线是场巨大的赌注，不过还是算赢了。这次兼并让康卡斯特在这个领域成为强手。last blank place on the map 最后一个尚未去的地方，
5. Many people are suffering from fatigue, headache and weight gains, but doctors cannot tell us why. The hidden culprit could be “bromine,” a common ingredient in thousands of fresh and packaged foods, medicines, and consumer products. It can cause obesity.很多人患有疲劳综合征，头疼，肥胖，但是医生却诊断不出原因何在。隐藏的罪魁祸首可能是溴，这种物质作为添加剂被广泛用在成千上万的食品中，不管是新鲜食品还是加工食品。溴能导致肥胖。 I hope that bromine is taken out of our bread. It just might solve the obesity problem, adhd and learning disabilities. 我是希望将溴从食物中去掉，这样或许可以解决肥胖和学习障碍问题。
6. My doctor has found that most people are deficient in iodine. 我的医生发现，大部分都缺碘。 Are children in China at risk of iodine deficiency? 中国的小孩存在缺碘的危险吗？
7. They don’t belong to the same roof.他们不是同一阵营的人。
8. The hungry children ate every morsel with gust.饥饿的小孩们兴高采烈地把饭菜吃得碗朝天。或许大家都知道disgusting,倒胃口的，倒是不太熟悉这个词的词根，就是gust,“有味道”。morsel 一点点，小片。a morsel of sense 一点点常识。
9. Republicans and Democrats are both trying to play this "feud" to their advantage. 共和党与民主党人都不过是在利用这次矛盾到达各自的目的。feud，长期不和，矛盾，宿怨。
10. God is able to transform dark and desolate valleys into sunlit paths of inner peace. 神能将黑暗与绝望的幽谷转变成为阳光普照通道，进入我们内在的宁静。
2121. The swine flu is over exaggerated and over hyped. What happened? Across the globe, 429 people died. Yes, that’s unfortunate, but compared with the 36,000 people that die each year from regular flu it wasn’t a serious threat.猪流感的危险性被大大地夸张了，真是有点耸人听闻。有那么严重吗？全球范围内，有429人死于猪流感。是，这的确不幸，但是与每年有36000人死于正常的流感相比，这算不了什么威胁。
hype 炒作，across the globe, 全球，across the nation, 全国。
2122. Overnight, a compliant media spread this alarming news far and wide. Parents were scared out of their wits. Schools were closed. Millions with flu symptoms flocked to doctors and hospitals! 一夜之间，一向无精打采的媒体将这警报播到四面八方。做父母的吓得手足无措。学校也关了门。成千上万的人只要有感冒症状都洪涌去医院看医生。far and wide, 四面八方，be scared out of wits, 吓傻了，flu symptoms,感冒症状。一般情况下，人们是不会这么迫不及待到医院去的，很多时候是自己买点药，或挺一挺就过去了。
2123. Who are exaggerating the case then? People on the pharmaceutical and government payroll, that’s who. They said it was the most unusual virus they had ever seen, that it could kill in large numbers. 谁在兴风作浪呢？都是那些拿政府工资和拿制药厂工作的人，就是这些人。他们说这是他们从未见过这种不同寻常的病毒。这病毒会导致人大批死亡。on the government payroll, 吃皇粮的人。
2124. Everyone is in a panic. They run out and get a flu shot. They are told that was the answer. But if you take some simple precautions-not flu shots, you can ward off winter sickness easily. 大家都吓得惊慌失措，跑去打疫苗，以为这就是预防的办法。但是，只要采取一些简单的预防措施，不用打疫苗，你就能轻易地防止冬季的疾病。ward off，不得，挡住。