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7.Killing Time

Sitting on the stairway Hoping that you're okay Waiting patiently

For you to come back to me (What should I do?)

I don't mind the waiting

As long as there's still maybe

A possibility

For you to be true to me

I'll be sitting on the stairway ’ Til a quarter’ til 2

With nothing to do baby

But twiddle my thumbs and think

Killing time

Waiting on you

What should I do

I'll be sitting here waiting Killing time

Waiting on you

What should I do

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I'll be sitting here waiting

Oh baby, when you come back down Don't forget the love you found in me I know that you're gonna take time Oh, remember I'm by your side Don't worry, I'm down for you

Don't matter what you're goin' through I'll be there, I'll be there

Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby

消磨时光

我坐在楼梯上

愿你一切顺利

耐心地等待

等你回到我这儿来

(我该做什么呢？)

我不在乎等

只要或许还有

还有可能

你对我真心真意

我将坐在楼梯上

直到两点差一刻

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无事可做,宝贝儿

只是旋弄拇指想着

消磨时光

等待你

我该做什么呢

我将坐在这儿等你

消磨时光

等待你

我该做什么呢

我将坐在这儿等你

往你镜子里面看看

希望你看得更清

往你身后看看

你就会看见我

(我该做什么呢？)

我终于使你回到我身边，宝贝儿 我在挽救我拥有的爱情 我会到你那儿

就像我说过我会的

我将坐在楼梯上

直到三点差一刻

无事可做，宝贝儿

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只是旋弄拇指等着你

啊，宝贝儿，当你回来时 别忘了在我身上找到的爱情 我知道你不会急急忙忙 啊，记住，我和你在一起 你放心吧，我等定你了 什么苦难都不要在意

我会和你在一起，和你在一起 宝贝儿，宝贝儿，宝贝儿

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7. A Roller-Coaster Ride in the Stock Market

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Do you enjoy a roller-coaster6 ride? Ups and downs, zigs7 and zags8, free falls in the dark. I made several such rides in Disney Park in Florida. It was an awful yet

exhilarating9 experience. But I vowed that I would not do it again since I really do not have the guts10 to experience so many things out of your vision and out of your control. You do not know where you are going and when it is going to be over.

However, I experienced another long roller-coaster ride in the stock market. So did a lot of my friends. In 1999, the bull dominated the stock markets in the States and stocks simply soared11, Dow and Nasdaq reaching their historical heights respectively. In particular, the technology sector grew like crazy. You did not have to be a

technology guru12 to pick the right stock and get rich. You just picked any technology stock, at sheer13 blind random, and you would gain after a short period of time. That was the time when most of us--I mean the circle of our friends--got into the stock market.

In Connell, I had taken a couple of finance courses and learnt some basic

concepts about stocks, such as “ Buy low, Sell high” ,“ Diversify your portfolio14” (i.e. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.) and “ Invest for the long term.” However,

being a green hand15 in this market, I found it terribly hard to apply what I learnt. First of all, it was difficult to make a due judgment on when the price hit the bottom and was about to turn upward. I had a watch list. Some stocks just had the momentum16 from nowhere and kept on inching higher and higher; some just went headlong17 in the opposite direction. Secondly, it was easy to say “ Diversify your portfolio” . But with my little savings that I invested in the market, it did not seem to make sense to divide a couple of thousand dollars among several stocks. When I tried to apply the evaluation theories to the stocks, they were outrageously expensive, especially those internet stocks. On the other hand, the stocks of traditional industries were punished really hard. They were cheap buys to me and fit the theory of “ Buying low,” but they seemed to always stay in the red, with no hope of turning green.

Testing the water, I picked two stocks I believed had good fundamentals and were bargains. My husband, who understood nothing about the market, decided to go in an opposite direction. He picked only one technology stock simply by watching the news and following the hot sector. I was really dubious18 of how well he would fare19. After the day we picked the stocks, we would keep our eyes on how the market did every day. However, we had different reactions to the market. The market soared one day and tanked another day; and to its rhythm20, my spirit rose to the sky and then fell into the hell. Although I told myself I should not be so emotional since I invested for the long term, I could not help myself jumping at the small percent age of gain and stomping21 at the loss.