Extensive Reading-Book C Unit 62 (K)

alternatively

대안으로, 양자택일로
We could stay home tonight, or alternatively we can go to the new Italian restaurant.

arena

경기장
The sports arena was very large and could hold 5,000 people.

bear market

약세시장
If you invest because you intend to hold onto the stocks for a long time, a bear market is the perfect time to buy stocks because of falling prices.

bid

(내기에) 걸다, 입찰하다
We bid on the horse at the auction, but we did not win.

brokerage firm

주식중개회사
She always invested through a brokerage firm, but she has decided to do her own investing.

bull market

상승시세, 강세시장
Bull markets can happen when an economy is recovering, and people become more hopeful.

contact

접촉하다
I contacted all the investors by email.

designated

지정된
Each member of his family has a designated place at the dinner table.

dividend

배당금
She chose to reinvest her dividends back into stocks.

downward

아래쪽으로, 하향하여
After several years of increase prices in real estate, the prices are finally going downward.

investor

투자자
Seven investors pulled their money together and built a new mall in the middle of town.

match

짝을 맞추다
The hospital tried to match the patient with the correct donor.

naturally

자연히, 저절로
Since the mother did not have a relationship with the children, they naturally wanted to live with the father after the divorce.

optimistic

낙천적, 낙관적
Even after the divorce, the father remains optimistic that he can do a good job of raising his children alone.

outbid

더 많은 금액을 걸다
We were outbid by two teenagers who had inherited a lot of money from their parents.

paw

(짐승의) 발
The dog licked his paws after stepping in much.

solely

오직, 홀로
After the divorce, the father was solely responsible for raising his children.

specific

구체적, 특정한
The specific type of chocolate he likes is only found in Europe.

stock

주식
She bought stock in Disney.

supply and demand

공급과 수요
The demand for diamonds is much higher than their supply, so by the law of supply and demand, the price of diamonds is very high.