聽力：Crash

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　　Helen: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Helen.

　　Chen Li: 我是陳藜. 在 Real English 節目裡，我們要學習新詞語，短語和表達，那麽我們今天要學的詞是？

　　Helen: Today's new word is 'crash' – C.R.A.S.H. – crash.

　　Chen Li: Crash. 我知道這個詞，意思是有事故發生，比如汽車沖撞，這個詞可不那麽幸運。

　　Helen: You are half right, crash is also often used in business, and it means to lose value or fail suddenly and quickly.

　　Chen Li: 我明白了，這個詞也可以說在短時間內失去價值或資金，那麽怎麽使用這個詞呢？

　　Helen: Well, it's a verb.

　　Chen Li: 這是一個動詞

　　Helen: And a noun.

　　Chen Li: 也可以作爲名詞。

　　Helen: So you could say everyone lost a lot of money when the gold markets crashed in 1987.

　　Chen Li: 在這裡 crash 是一個動詞。

　　Helen: Or as a noun I could say 'there was a big crash on the stock market today'.

　　Chen Li: 在這裡 crash 又作爲了一個名詞。

　　Helen: In both sentences, a lot of money was lost quickly and suddenly.

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　　A: I hear Bill had to sell his sports car.
　　B: Yes. He had all his money in coffee. The market crashed and he lost almost everything.

　　Helen: The stock market crashed in 2002 when the technology bubble burst.

　　Chen Li: 我記得，儅科技泡沫破滅，股市也很快下跌。

　　Helen: That's why I never gamble on the stock market.

　　Chen Li: Well, good for you. 今天我們躰騐了崩潰的意味，可以用作動詞，和名詞，在商業中，他指突然失去價值或者價格。

　　Helen: We are out of time again. You've been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. See you next time.

　　Chen Li: 下次節目見.