新视野大学英语视听说教程 4 Unit 9-6

Now Your Turn
Task 1
SAMPLE DIALOG
Pamela:  Still reading about how the bubble’s going to burst in the real estate market?
Simon:   Yeah, and this is an interesting article, though what it says may not be true.
         I think the market is going to be stable.
Pamela:  I agree. At present, the government’s policy seems to be stabilizing¹
property prices. But I don’t understand why some people spend so much money on real estate? What was behind this big rush to buy houses last year?
Simon:   Since the interest rates on bank savings² were quite low, and the stock market remained a bear market for a long time, it’s not surprising that investment in housing property rose.
Pamela:  Were there any other reasons for the race to buy houses last year?
Simon:   Yeah, a number of other reasons: Some buyers searched for status symbols, some wanted to live more comfortably, and still others expected further rises in property values.
Pamela:  Amazing. So many people earn enough to buy a large apartment or even two houses.
Simon:   Most of them don’t; they buy on credit.
Pamela:  The article says too much debt may burst the bubble.
Simon:   But I think the market will remain stable, at least in the near future.
 

1 stabilizing   

n.稳定化处理[退火]v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The disulfide bridges might then be viewed primarily as stabilizing components. 二硫桥可以被看作是初级的稳定因素。 来自辞典例句
• These stabilizing design changes are usually not desirable for steady-state operation. 这些增加稳定性的设计改变通常不太符合稳态工作的要求。 来自辞典例句

2 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。