英文短篇故事（纽约）132 The Right Stock at the Right Time (2)

 　　At 4:05 p.m., Lonny checked the news. Linked-In had closed at $94. "I can't believe it! We doubled our money! We bought the right stock at the right time!" he exclaimed to his wife. They hugged and kissed. They went to a fancy steak house and celebrated¹. When they got home after dinner, Lonny said, "Let me check to see exactly how rich we are." He looked at his account online. It hadn't changed. There was still $180,000 in it. He called his broker². "What's going on?" he asked. "I should have over $300,000 in my account now." The broker put him on hold briefly³. "Here's the problem," he said. "The opening price for Linked-In was $83. That was WAY above the pre-IPO price. Your limit was $60. You never even got into the game. You didn't make one cent. But, looking on the bright side, you didn't lose anything!"

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 broker   

n.中间人，经纪人；v.作为中间人来安排

参考例句：

• He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
• I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。

3 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。