加拿大自然资源公司:关于股票的英文对话

投资入股吧！
A:Thanks for coming over. I'm sorrry I couldn't get to your office on time.
B:That's all right. It's not unusual for a stockier（证券经纪人） to keep these hours. And besides, you're an old friend.
A:So, as I was saying. I think this might be a good time for me to invest in that computer company. As my stockbroker（股票经纪人）, what do you think?
B:I think they're doing extremely well. And they would probably welcome your investment.
A:If they're doing so well, why do they need my investment?
B:All right. Let me explain a little abot corporate finance.
A:Go ahead. When it concerns mymoney, I'm very interested.
B;First of all, corporate enterprises（合资公司）, need financing, especially if they want to expand. Now, there are two basic types of financing.
A:And what are they.
B:Equity（入股） and debt（举债）.
A:What's the difference?
B:The use of money supplied by the owners of a business is called equity funding（入股融资）, and the use of money supplied by loans is called debt funding（举债融资）.
A:So what am I, as an investor?
B:Well, you become a partial owner of the company and receive equity. You get shares or ertificfes of coommon stock to represent your portion of ownership.
A: That's where you come in（那是你的目的所在）, right? Buying the stock for me.
B:Right. By the way, I bought a copy of the company's Annual Report over for you to look over. You should read it very carefully. Ask me if you have any questions about anything in it.
A:Thanks. I will. Say（哎）, does this company pay dividends（分红利） on its stock?
B:Yes. As a matter of fact, I've looked into this organization very carefully. I can report that they have good management, their business is doing quite well and the value of their stock has been rising. I consider this to be an excellent long-term investment, as far as I'm concern.
A:But suppose I want to sell my shares soon?
B:No problem. You would no doubt make a profit on the sale. But I think you might want to keep this company in you porifolio(证券类投资项目).
A:I must say that you've always given me good advice.
B:Well, my advice now is to study the company's Annual Report. You need several days to do that. Then we'll talk some more.