近期想进行一个大工程,当作茶余饭后无聊的小玩意。把我侠中所有不懂的点给挖出来,作为自我答疑。(most explanation are provided by Youdao Dictionary )
Season 1 Episode 1
Sell short 卖空
In finance, short selling (also known as shorting or going short) is the practice of selling securities or other financial instruments that are not currently owned, and subsequently repurchasing them ("covering"). In the event of an interim price decline, the short seller will profit. 预料到股票会下跌的话,提前借一定份额的股票,卖出去;等股票下跌之后,低价买入,以此还股票,从中赚钱差价。(剧中Nate 预料到Duberduch的公司股票下跌,用sell short形式赚了一笔“散伙费”)
Solicit a bribe 征求贿赂
第一集被con的坏人最终以solicit a bribe的名义被抓。
Season 1 Episode 2
Appropriation Bill: 拨款法案
a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose
授权为特定目的而授权使用公共资金的立法行为 (剧中两大政治坏人一出场讨论的就是这个东西,Sophie过去搭讪时就是用这个话题作为切入点,让congressman把钱拨款到她家公司那里,随后和congressman/议员合作的contractor/承包商问她,are you proaching?由此又学到一个词,挖角 proach)
更新到这里,发现自己整理得蛮无聊的,anyway,看之后能不能弄得有趣点~